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Spiritual Warfare

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The question

I am suffering emotional and spiritual distress. I feel spiritually lower instead of growing, and I constantly keep thinking back a few years ago when I was spiritually better.

The answer

When you experience spiritual and emotional apathy, confront these feelings through the holy sacrament of confession. Prolonged emotional and spiritual distress may be the result of extended periods of lack of confession.

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