SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“Our first encounter with Him is through faith. Faith opens the door of the soul, so that Christ can enter. Faith receives Him, subjects...

“…humanity was created immortal and incorruptible, though not inherently immortal and self-sustaining (only God is so). Humanity is...

“There is within every human person gold and silver and mud and dross. Life in this age has been given to us for repentance and the...

“There is a saying, “The more we try to control what we cannot control, the more out of control we feel. It is only when we let go of our...

“Give us this day our daily bread.”…Daily is a misleading translation of the Greek epiousios, which is literally “above the essence” or...

“The story of the first sin begins not with a choice, but with a lie. As much as we tend to emphasize “free-will” as the origin and...

“God’s love is without bias or favor and is not subject to influence. He loves each person He has created without taint of partiality...

“Those who have strong faith can follow their conscience before God and avoid sin. According to St. John Chrysostom, those who are weak...

“Christians must simultaneously engage the world around them (an invasion) and be aloof from it (a retreat). A believer plants one foot...

“To be meek means to be gentle and kind, to be empty of all selfishness and earthly ambition. It means, in a word, never to return evil...