The Dark Night of the Soul is one of the most misunderstood, mysterious, and dare I say, "unnerving" periods in the spiritual life.
In classical Catholic teaching, it's the transition from the second to the third stage of the spiritual life, the illuminative to the unitive way.
And many of the greatest saints like John of the Cross, Mother Teresa, and Catherine of Genoa have given us descriptions of what it's truly like.
Yes, some make it sound a bit harrowing.
But while it contains elements that can appear "scary" on a purely human level, realize that it's basically a powerful movement of love that ultimately leads to the closest relationship with God that we can have on this side of heaven.
It's a beautiful, anguished longing that unites us to Christ.
And it's unavoidable.
If you're living the Catholic life, it's going to happen to you at some point.
Every person bound for heaven is going to experience it, either on earth or in purgatory.
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What should we expect?
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God bless,
Matthew
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