SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“I am becoming increasingly convinced that in our age of inattention, distraction, and scattered focus, the greatest gift we can offer...

“We have to follow our life’s path, although our life isn’t always perfect. Let’s not just stand around waiting for everything to be...

“To be a father means to have a child, and at the same time, to be a son means to have a father. Each term needs the other to have...

“Man is a being with an upright spine. He cannot change the natural position of his body without losing his dignity. A man on all fours...

“… the eyes are the windows through which … God enters. This is why Christ is always presented as being seen, looked upon, and beheld...

“Human efforts alone achieve nothing in the Kingdom of God. Human efforts under the power of God the Holy Spirit yield everything God...

“The quest to know God’s will is the most important thing in a man’s life, since when he happens on the path of the will of God he...

“…all goodness and beauty in this world possesses an intrinsic value because it comes from God and participates in Him. Accordingly, we...

“The word almsgiving…simply means to give of oneself above and beyond what is due…Someone might ask, what is wrong with having silver or...

“St. Maximus the Confessor describes human beings as a “microcosm,” that is, as the universe (cosmos) made small (micro). This indicates...