Self-Preservation
“…because we fear death we often engage in self-preservation to the point of sin – we are willing to make sure others die so that we...
Relationships with Others
“On this basis, the prime concern of the Church is respect for and protection of the human person as the distinctive feature of human...
Transcendence and Immanence
“Many people, because they’ve written God and Christ out of their lives, think that their existence has been enclosed within the stifling...
Kindness
“God bless those who clean up the pain and grief of the world without seeking recognition, for their sorrow, too, will turn to joy. May...
Impulse and Impulsivity
“When things do not happen as expected, we are often at the mercy of our impulses. The accusation of a lowly servant girl ambushed Peter...
Insensitivity
“Those who stop short of love, hindered by legalism, miss the message of the cross…Legalism does not understand the nature of divine...
Introspection
“...all introspection is in one respect misleading. In introspection we try to look “inside ourselves” and see what is going on. But...
Children and Parents
“God is not just Father of the divine Word, but stepfather to all who are baptized. God is not just a friend in Christ, but the...
Attachments
" 'In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all of own possessions' (Luke 10:33). The...
Broken World
“In a broken world God calls the whole of humanity to become God's people. For this purpose God chose Israel and then spoke in a unique...