Receiving
“It takes the spiritual gift of discernment to recognize the difference between what comes from our own ego and what comes from the...
Rejecting God
“Jesus now describes the guilt of the world. He came to these people with both words (15:22) and sign-miracles (15:24), yet they remained...
God's Will (Always is Done)
“God works invisibly beneath our actions to deal with desperate circumstances. He uses our striving to face troubles and perils to carry...
Interior/Inner Life
“Sin works in the soul and heart, but most terribly in the mind (Romans 1:28) or nous, which is the center or eye of the heart according...
Holy People
“ ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who...
Faith and Success
“I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness…God has not called me to be successful. He has called me to be faithful.” (Mother...
Information
“In our information age, many resources are readily available for us to seek the Lord—too many. A story from the desert fathers gives...
Knowledge
“Knowledge is a state of being. It is transformative. When we acquire true knowledge (not just information) it is a form of participation...
Tested/Testing
““Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham. . . .” By choosing Christ as our supreme authority, we have accepted...
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...