Faith as Communion
“… man has a capacity (in incapacity) for faith. Thanks to his ekstatic personhood man confronts nothingness not as a sort of acceptable...
Wrestle/Wrestling
“The patriarch, Jacob, in the Old Testament, spent the better part of his life avoiding the true question of his soul. He stole his...
Illusions
“In chapter 3 of Genesis, the tragic moments of what we call the Fall are described. People ‘rebelled’ and sought to become gods...
Voice of God
“The voice of God is recorded by His people in Holy Scripture, by a community brought together by His voice. Scripture is our primary...
Ethos
“Both ancient and modern Fathers of the Church are profoundly aware that the ascetic and moral life of Christians is of an ontological...
Following Christ
“…becoming Christ’s disciple does not originate with us…We are always free to answer yes or no, but Christ initiates…Following Christ is...
Knowing God, Ourselves, and Others
“…the Essence (or Super-Essence) of God is utterly unknowable and incomprehensible, while at the same time, the actions, operations, or...
Spiritual Slavery
“Most people today surely do not think of the weeks before Christmas as a time of preparation for being loosed from bondage to the...
Christian Life
“…to grow in the faith and to mature in our Christian life, we need to “turn aside” from our thoughtless and superficial way of life. We...
Reconciliation (and Salvation)
“Salvation is historical (I am saved), and salvation is a process (I am being saved), and also, salvation is a future event (I will be...