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The Noonday Devil: The Difference Between Spiritual Burnout and Acedia

14 min · 2 de jun de 2026
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Have you stopped wanting to pray? Do Mass, the Rosary, Scripture, and your spiritual life feel dry, exhausting, or pointless?You may be dealing with one of two very different problems: spiritual burnout or spiritual laziness (what the Church traditionally calls acedia).

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