Affliction
“Those who are afflicted in various ways because of Christ and who persevere to the end have their faith tested and proved. They ought...
Wrath
“ ‘So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the...
Friendship
“Christ has come according to the power given Him from the Almighty Father, and has summoned people to friendship, blessing, repentance,...
Belief
“We hear it frequently remarked that it matters not what one believes if he does right. But if one does not believe right, he does not do...
Humanism
“Is our starting point God or man, a Christian humanism or secular humanism. . .?…When the human being sets himself or herself in the...
Stewardship and Serving
“The steward of God actively practices virtue and lives quietly and devoutly as God instructs him through holy tradition. By following...
Retrospection
“Although it is certain that everything that exists or happens in this world is ordered by God’s providence, nevertheless certain things...
Expectations
“In the Lord Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain (Lk 6:17-49), He commands all who come to Him (vs. 47) to love their enemies, do good to those...
Deliverance
“When our Lord reads Isaiah (Isaiah 61:1-2), He declares its prophecy fulfilled: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, / Because He has...
Sophistication
“There is always the danger, in this scientific age, that we will discount the possibility of falling into idolatry. The Israelites seem...