SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“We know intuitively that loneliness and being alone are not the same thing. Solitude can be lovely. Crowded parties can be agony. We...

“Presumably we, too, desire to do the will of God. Two issues face us when we seek to conform to the will of God. The first is...

“Reading Scripture regularly leads us deeper into the ways of Lord, so that we may acquire His perspective on the activities of the...

“People who have the sort of mind that sees only one side to every question tend towards vigorous action. They succeed in everything they...

“The Resurrection was made possible only because of the crucifixion. An earthly death was required in order for the Resurrection to...

“If you would enter into the mystery, then, like Christ Himself, you must become small, weak, poor, misunderstood, and willing to be...

“Our quest for communion with the everlasting God reorients our vision, directing it toward the eternal destiny of all mankind. We...

"Love is a choice, a choice we must go on making for the rest of our lives. To love is not to act on instinct but to set before ourselves...

“Before we can cry out about Christ to others, however, we have to cry out for Christ to be in us. We have to cultivate Christ in us. We...

“The moral/spiritual life, when treated as one more progressive project, is largely marked by constant failure or worse. We cannot teach...