Idols/Idolatry
“How do we make idols in our time? Whenever organizations, behaviors, and enterprises claim the commitment and loyalty that belongs to...
Christ's Love
“… Christ has brought salvation to the world, not by merely giving us a religious code of conduct, but by making us participants in His...
Prayer and Virtue
“There are two ways in which the prayer of a righteous man is effective. The first is when the person praying does so by offering to God...
Mind of Christ
“St. Paul called “that mindset which was in Christ Jesus,” the phronema Christou (Phil. 2.5).”…Our phronema is our mindset, but mental...
Interior/Inner Life
“Sin works in the soul and heart, but most terribly in the mind (Romans 1:28) or nous, which is the center or eye of the heart according...
Information
“In our information age, many resources are readily available for us to seek the Lord—too many. A story from the desert fathers gives...
Knowledge
“Knowledge is a state of being. It is transformative. When we acquire true knowledge (not just information) it is a form of participation...
Lies and Lying
“Among the weakest things in the world of social relations is the truth. That might seem to be an odd statement. However, the weakness of...
Life (Book of Life)
“Let us think of our human existence as a book. Most people regard this present life as the actual text, the main story, and they see the...
Masked/Unmasked
“During this season of mask-wearing, we have become weary of a “faceless” existence. I can think of nothing that is more de-personalizing...