Msgr. Pope said:
...by God’s grace, to stop feeding the flesh and start feeding the spirit on prayer, scripture...
Don't you find help in prayer and Scripture? Fasting also helps, Jesus said certain kinds of demons could only be cast out with prayer and fasting.
There’s a difference between religious activities and spiritual ones.
And if you complete the quote, he listed also *Church teaching and Holy Communion*.
Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
Scripture qualifies. Church teaching does not.
The Word of God is living and active and sharper than any double edged sword. Church teaching only teaches you about God. That’s not the same thing as knowing God.
If your butt is in Church and you are praying and engaging in religious activities, you sure are going to be in less danger of letting your flesh get your spirit in trouble.