Passing Judgment
“Our evaluations of others are quite incomplete and subjective; we not only can’t look into their souls, but often know nothing about...
Individualism (Modern Notions)
“By offering our time and energy to attend to the mundane matters necessary for the wellbeing of the Church, we grow in love for Him in...
Light or Darkness
“God is He of Whom no questions would arise within us if we weren’t sinful, if we hadn’t fallen from Paradise, as chicks fall from their...
Temptation
“One who determines to serve the Lord will be tested and face temptation (see 1Co 10:13). Thus, we prepare our soul for this challenge to...
Essence (of God)
“God is beyond our human conceptions and we cannot describe Him thoroughly with human language. But the Church Fathers go even further:...
Community, Individualism, and How to Live
“So we see dramatized in Genesis the bitter “fruit” of an approach to the interpretation of spiritual realities that attempts to be...
God's Presence
“I truly felt the presence of God, and this feeling was reflected in my love for going to church… And I didn’t have this religious life...
Devotion
“This is what Christ means when He says that all the Law and the Prophets are contained in these two commands–He means that the Law and...
Sorrow
“Even among those of us who call ourselves Christians, the concept of godly sorrow (2 Cor 7:10) is not well understood. How easy it is to...
Words/Speech
“His first official act is to create the first human language: God brings the animals before him, and whatever Adam calls each one is its...