Download or read book Acedia and the Transformation of Spiritual Malaise written by Wayne Morris and published by University of Chester. This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fr Martin McAlinden's research focussed on the spiritual malaise experienced by many priests in the Catholic Church in Ireland. In response, he developed a theology rooted in the ancient notion of acedia and used this as a way of talking about the spiritual crises many priests experience and how this spiritual malaise might be transformed.