St. Anthony's Tongue Spiritual Gluttony: When Devotions Become Consumption
Jan 28, 2026
They unpack how devotions can become performative habits that exhaust rather than transform. They contrast transactional images of God with receiving love freely. They define spiritual gluttony and trace prayer from vocal prayer to meditation and contemplative silence. They offer practical tips for moving from doing to being and invite listeners to rest into God's presence.
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God Runs Toward Us
- Many Catholics act as if God's love must be earned through performance and ritual.
- W. Warning reminds listeners that Scripture and the Catechism show God runs toward us and loves us because we are His.
Two False Faces Of God
- Two false faces of God foster spiritual hustle: the taskmaster and the vending-machine God.
- These images turn prayer into evaluation or transaction rather than relationship.
Spiritual Gluttony Defined
- Spiritual gluttony is consuming religious activity to fill a hollowness rather than holy desire.
- This habit looks holy but exhausts the soul by turning devotions into techniques.
