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Apr 2025
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Ep. 214 | How to Be Less Lazy (& Avoid a...

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What if your comfort is killing your calling? What if it’s not laziness, but sloth holding you back? Fr Columba unpacks the spiritual struggle of sloth—not mere idleness, but a resistance to God’s love and action. God invites us to wake up, live with purpose and embrace the grace to act with love and courage.


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Little by Little | Episode #214

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