SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“Christ’s teaching cannot be reduced to morality (“do this because it’s good”). Rather, His teaching is ontological. If God, in His...

“The Genesis narrative shows that the relationship between Man and God is not primarily an intellectual one (the contemplative raising of...

“Our culture has trained people to become an audience. A theater performance, a concert, and a Church service are all of a piece. Worse...

“Desire is transformed into lust when we exclude God from the picture. Without God, the natural powers of our soul become corrupt. Abba...

“Saint Paul states that we practice the faith of the apostles when we “have carefully followed my doctrine [and] manner of life” (2...

“Too many people today insist on preserving whatever “dividing wall of hostility” they can use to promote their vain desires for power,...

“…our modern culture believes that relationships with other people are merely psychological phenomena – they are all in our head. There...

“According to Bishop Kallistos Ware, “Faith is not the supposition that something might be true, but the assurance that someone is...

“In times of adversity, we can find solace in the words of St. Isaac the Syrian. He wrote, “In love did He bring the world into...

“Humanity has grappled with the mystery of integrity for ages. The question begged by the preceding statement is, “Integrity to what?”...