Animosity
“Apart from humility of heart, God desires mercy and peace from us. That is the sacrifice God asks of us. But to offer this, we must...
Lies and Lying
“Among the weakest things in the world of social relations is the truth. That might seem to be an odd statement. However, the weakness of...
Masked/Unmasked
“During this season of mask-wearing, we have become weary of a “faceless” existence. I can think of nothing that is more de-personalizing...
Movement
“The only way we can genuinely live in reality is by discovering and surrendering to the natural movement toward God within each of us....
Contradiction
“Saint John the Theologian declares, “No one has seen God at any time” (1 Jn 4:12). Yet in another place the evangelist records Christ’s...
Eternal Rest
“Eternal rest lies before those who have struggled through the present life observant of the laws, a rest not given in payment for a debt...
Giving (as Healing and Life-Giving)
“From this standpoint, the needs of others are tests of our relationship to the passions that threaten to control our inner life. Whether...
Ideas
“In the contemporary world, secularism, neo-paganism, along with eastern spiritualities, abound in the market-place of ideas, confusing...
Faith as Relationship
“In theory, our modern culture believes that relationships with other people are merely psychological phenomena – they are all in our...
Process
“…“what does it mean to process something?” To process something means to have gained understanding and acceptance about any particular...