Wisdom from Fr. J. Augustine Wetta, O.S.B.

 
 
 

A brother asked an old monk, ‘What shall I do, for the temptations that war against me are many, and I do not know how to fight against them?’ The old man said to him, ‘This is one demon with many heads. Do not try to fight them all at once. Attack one head, and the others will bleed out.’

—Fr. J. Augustine Wetta, O.S.B.

from his book, Pray. Think. Act. Make Better Decisions with the Desert Fathers

 

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Father Augustine Wetta reaches back into monastic history to answer one of the most critical questions facing young people today: “How do I make up my mind?” With his characteristic wit and novel approach to classical art, Father Augustine looks to the wisdom of the Desert Fathers to unearth an ancient and highly efficient method for resolving life’s most pressing dilemmas—even in the midst of distractions, temptations, and disruptions.

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