House of Prayer or Robbers' Den? The Case for Spiritual Distancing
Digitalnun Podcasts - A podcast by Catherine Wybourne
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There is a sharp dichotomy in the gospel between the temple as a house of prayer and the temple as a robbers' den. As Christians, the Lord's new temple, we are called to pray unceasingly. That means practising detachment or, as I call it, spiritual distancing — from material things, yes, but above all, cultivating inner freedom.
