Life (Life-Giver)
“ ‘But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.’ (John 6:69). “To be givers of life in...
Spiritual Warfare and "the Strong Man"
“It is only in Saint Luke’s account that we read that wonderful verse of the healed demoniac sitting at the feet of Jesus…It is an...
Liberation
“The first evangelist was Jesus Christ. He is still the model. He set the standard for all evangelists. We read in Luke 4:18 how the Lord...
Hell (Hatred and Disdain)
“We observe how the Lord often focuses attention on our disdain for one another. We encounter this common attitude in ourselves every...
Conflict (Inner)
“Yet here [striving to do God’s will] is precisely where the conflict is great. What gives our inner conflicts their power over us? We...
Foundations
“God structures the world so that love for others is the true foundation of every flourishing human interaction. True and loving acts...
Faithlessness
“The human being of today, particularly the one who lives in the most economically and culturally developed areas of the world, faces a...
Spiritual Warfare and Thought
“Even if we do not constantly struggle against “murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies” (Matthew 12:19),...
Form/Formalism
“Being created by and for God, it is only in Him that our lives acquire lasting joy and meaning.…True Christian life begins and ends with...
Grace (and Blindness)
“God and man then possess in common an uncreated energy and life, the One being the Source, and the other the vessel of grace.” (St....