SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“Words have something of a sacramental relationship with the reality they represent. Or, to be more precise, they have an iconic...

“ We would like to think that gaining spiritual understanding comes from the sudden unveiling of a revelation, a quick flash of insight....

“…pride is stupidity. Why? Because how can we be proud when everything we have is not ours? How can I be proud of my appearance if God...

“The material success of modern technology creates an allusion of greatness. To a great extent it only bears witness to power and wealth....

“An evil person is not someone who is nothing but evil, someone with no redeeming features or virtues whatsoever. An evil person is not a...

“Seeking the Kingdom of God isn’t a retreat into the wilderness or a complete renunciation of the world; withdrawing from the world for...

“He [Gadarene Demoniac – Luke 16:19-31] is an icon of our brokenness and represents us all in many ways. He did not ask Christ to deliver...

“It is easy to fall into despair when the deepest desires of our hearts go unfulfilled. When that happens, we suffer but also have an...

“As we look to the scriptures, with the crucified and exalted Christ as our starting point, we can, only now, recognize that the world...

“If we look inside ourselves and try to see our tendencies, we will easily notice that we already have a developed habit of condemning...