“In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit.”

Source: Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

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writer, American Roman Catholic priest and United States Ma… 1934–2013

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