Love and Sin
“The Fathers of the Church tell us to hate the sin, not the sinner. They tell us to refuse to sin ourselves, and to understand that the...
Incarnation
“In literature and in art, we call the inversion of two elements a “chiasm,” from the Greek letter Chi (Χ) that can be physically traced...
Humanity
“We have insisted on going our own way without bothering with the will and ways of our Creator. Yet this attitude is the bedrock of human...
Kingdom of God/Heaven
“The mystery of the Kingdom of God is made known to a heart that asks, that seeks, that knocks. It is a heart that has returned to the...
Rebellion
“That first human sin was about turning away from God. He had explicitly told Adam and Eve not to eat of that tree, and yet they did it...
Self-Condemnation/Self-Hatred
“We believe that God forgives us when we turn to Him for mercy. But though we receive this forgiveness from the Lord, do we forgive...
Obedience
“While the rich man was probably being sincere when he insisted I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws [Mark 10:20], he had confined...
Worldliness
“At various times, drinking, card-playing, dancing, and even movies were viewed as “worldly.” If you stayed away from these things, you...
Language
“God speaks to the world largely in symbol and sacrament. The direct assault on reason is rarely effective…The heart is too often on...