Good and Evil
“A false Eden represents a significant theme in the Scriptures—the attempt by human beings to make for themselves that which God had...
Mercy, Judgement and Justice
“Divine justice is radically different from human justice. There is no equal exchange remotely possible;…“the whole moral order as we...
Reductionism
“This reduction of the world to information is a common error of the modern period. The world and data-about-the-world are considered to...
Cross
“The Cross is not so much something we did to Jesus as it is something He did for us. It is voluntary. It is revelatory. The Cross makes...
Mercy
“Human effort is of no effect in the face of God’s actions (Romans 9:16). Events occur according to the mercy of God, whether or not they...
Morality within Reality
“Christ’s teaching cannot be reduced to morality (“do this because it’s good”). Rather, His teaching is ontological. If God, in His...
Faith and Action
“Saint Paul states that we practice the faith of the apostles when we “have carefully followed my doctrine [and] manner of life” (2...
Imitation
“The purpose of reading the Scriptures is to acquire the grace of the Holy Spirit, to grow in our relationship to God, to commune with...
Works (Good Works)
“Prove yourself a god to the unfortunate by imitating the mercy of God. There is nothing so godly in human beings as to do good...
Genuine
“ ‘For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt’ (Mark 9:49). Being seasoned with fire means...