Light of Christ
“… ‘The night is far spent, the day is at hand’ (Rom 13:12). Night is the time of darkness, when most crimes are committed. Night is also the sinful state of the soul that does not want to know God and does not strive for salvation. Predators hunt at night, and the enemy of mankind works in darkness, “like a lion roaring after its prey, seeking whom he might destroy.” I am the light of the world, says the Lord. He chases away the darkness of night, and grants people the Light
Love and Treatment of Others
“…love for a person does not at all mean blindness and thoughtlessness; it does not at all mean some sort of self-deception. The loving person sees the inadequacies, vices, and weaknesses of another, but above all this observation stands another, higher knowledge—namely: that a human being is something immeasurably greater than the sum total of his vices, sins, and inadequacies. Every human being is a child of God, who unconditionally deserves love. And all the darkness that
Goodness
“Before beginning any good deed, we must have recourse to God in prayer, ask for His grace, help and assistance, so that the work before...
Spiritual Health
“…part of what it means to say we live in a fallen world is that people are in a weakened state, in poor spiritual health, likely to...
World
“From a world held hostage by the idea that the quantifiably big, the numerically great, and the visibly expansive accurately describe...
Loving or Hating
“It’s important to understand that when early Christians talked about love, they didn’t just mean a feeling. Their idea of love was...