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In a culture marked by immediate comfort, constant convenience, and the pursuit of unlimited pleasure, the word mortification sounds uncomfortable, even unsettling. Many associate it with useless suffering, extreme practices, or spiritualities of the past. Yet within the Christian tradition, mortification is one of the deepest keys to interior freedom, …

Introduction: A Word That Unsettles… and Saves In a world that flees from pain, renunciation, and sacrifice, speaking of “mortification” sounds strange, outdated, or even suspicious. And yet, this millennia-old practice, deeply rooted in Christian spirituality, holds a forgotten secret: true life is only attained when we learn to die… …