SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“The Church speaks to us about the power of repentance and gives us an image of how a man can rise up from the abyss of sin to the...

“As Holy Scripture records, “Noah did according to all the Lord God commanded him” (Gn 6:22), never uttering a word of reply to God....

“Desire is transformed into lust when we exclude God from the picture. Without God, the natural powers of our soul become corrupt. Abba...

“Prayer is an encounter with God. It’s not just a question of sacred duty, not some kind of religious obligation, and even less is it...

“God creates mankind as male and female, instructing them to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gn 1:28). Christ expands on this basic truth of...

“God, the Holy Trinity, is perfect love. As Gregory of Nyssa observes, the Holy Trinity “is a sort of continuous and indivisible...

“Inner watchfulness is a primary element of our life in Christ, and far more important than following outward events. Our Lord makes this...

“In our culture, if someone spoke about coldness of the heart, we would likely describe it as an emotional issue, and dismiss it or...

“Precisely because of the excision of God from our life, or at least the marginalization of him, we’ve become convinced that everything’s...

“… Jesus Christ is described in a plethora of images: the Prophet, the King, the Messiah, the High Priest, the Lamb and the Suffering...