SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“ ‘Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His...

“In all its most ancient traditions Christianity is a sacramental religion. Sacraments form the very life of the Church through which the...

“Whenever we are obediently engaged in a labor to which God has called us, giving His work our undivided attention and considering its...

“Grace and mercy are two divine energies by which we know God; through them, love for our Father in heaven is ignited within us. When we...

“This is the spiritual logic: affliction comes to those who follow Christ because He is the source of all goodness, love, and truth....

“Real hardness of heart, in the Bible use of the phrase, means stubbornness of will…A hardened heart is useless as a hardened lump of...

“The Greek word rendered “jealous” is the origin of the English word “zeal.” It means “jealous,” but also means “to strive after,”...

“Our souls are paralyzed by self-love, unable to lift a finger to help another at our own expense. Certainly most of us show concern for...

“Samuel's acuity in spiritual hearing came because he was a man prayerfully attuned to the Lord… The saints of all ages are persons whose...

“In the hours of difficulty and doubt, in times of sadness and tragedy, and when it seemed that what I had to offer as a young man and...