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“To be free and truly follow God, one must cut away all one's 'securities.'”
Suzy Donovan, a young woman from Jacksonville, Florida, received a letter from Sister Clare Crockett, a former Irish actress-turned-nun. Her canonization cause openedlast year.
In the letter, Sister Crockett addresses a topic that affects many people: the desire to please everyone. The message can help us fight these "whispers from the devil."
“To be free and truly follow God, one must cut away all one's 'securities,'” Sister Clare writes at the beginning of her letter. With these words, she begins a reflection addressed to Suzy, whom she met during her mission in the United States.
In the text, Sister Clare warns against the false certainties that keep us from God's path. The fear of losing them leads us to create vain questions, which she calls "whispers from the devil."
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Suzy Donovan, a young woman from Jacksonville, Florida, received a letter from Sister Clare Crockett, a former Irish actress-turned-nun. Her canonization cause openedlast year.
In the letter, Sister Crockett addresses a topic that affects many people: the desire to please everyone. The message can help us fight these "whispers from the devil."
“To be free and truly follow God, one must cut away all one's 'securities,'” Sister Clare writes at the beginning of her letter. With these words, she begins a reflection addressed to Suzy, whom she met during her mission in the United States.
In the text, Sister Clare warns against the false certainties that keep us from God's path. The fear of losing them leads us to create vain questions, which she calls "whispers from the devil."
“These questions torture us. They're like a whirlwind inside us,” she writes.
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'The Devil’s Whispers': Sister Clare Crockett's Powerful Letter on the Dangers of People-Pleasing
“To be free and truly follow God, one must cut away all one's 'securities.'”
