Love (As Christians Should Love)
“…love is to be actively expressed through tangible behavior. Hence when Saint Luke quotes Deuteronomy 6:5 [you shall love the Lord our...
Reductionism
“The question posed by the Pharisees and Herodians appears to concern Caesar and taxation, but its purpose is to force the Lord Jesus to...
Prayer and God's Will
“We are taught by our Lord Jesus to pray that God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. As Christ’s disciples, we are supposed to...
Humility and Pride
“People who are humble, don’t have a tongue that makes observations about others who show neglect or who are living a casual life. They...
Peace and Joy
“Of all the blessings of God, peace is one of the most sought-after. We begin our litanies in the Liturgy with the invitation,...
Grief and Grieving
“Unresolved grief will linger until it is processed and dealt with—we can run, but we can’t hide. Many times we are afraid to grieve,...
Insensitivity
“Those who stop short of love, hindered by legalism, miss the message of the cross…Legalism does not understand the nature of divine...
Introspection
“...all introspection is in one respect misleading. In introspection we try to look “inside ourselves” and see what is going on. But...
Self and Self-Will
“It is so tempting to identify the way of the Lord with whatever or whomever we happen to admire, but that usually serves only as a...
Speaking/Talking
“It is not that talking is evil or that it necessarily cheapens the truth. After all, if God himself communicates and does so in human...