Spiritual Growth and Maturity
“There is a natural pattern of the telos in our genetic reality. DNA is an example of a natural telos, a patterning within us that moves...
God's Love
“In shame, the only thing we accept is our failure and the idea that we deserve perpetual punishment….The shame we are speaking of is a...
Rest/Renewal/Restoration
“What is spiritual renewal? It is when you are no longer weighed down by the burden of past traumas and mistakes, your present is filled...
Cross
“To be made in the image of God is a sign of highest dignity; so high, in fact, that outside of Christ no human being can even be said to...
Pain and Purpose
Quotes of the Day for April 11, 2025 – Thoughts on working through the pain “We find Job asking four great questions that confront us all...
Solitude /Stillness /Silence
“Stillness of the heart is the practice of quieting yourself to such a degree that you can finally come to hear the voice of God clearly...
Providence
“All good things come from God providentially, and those who bring them are the servants of what is good.” (St. Mark the Ascetic) “We do...
Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is not a feeling. You do not get instant gratification from it. It is, instead, a decision we make as an act of our will.”...
Burdens
Quotes of the Day for March 5, 2025 – Thoughts on ‘bearing one another’s burdens’ “Paul tells us in Galatians 6:2 to ‘bear one another’s...
Shame
“Shame, I think, is the broader name for the energy of the soul that senses our proper limits in our relationships with God and man in...