SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“As love, God chooses to abase Himself in fully experiencing the weakness and vulnerability of an infant so that in this supreme act of humility, He can break down the barrier between the creature and creator. His embrace as a helpless, dependent child of His mother very specifically clarifies the type of intimate reconciliation and healing He desires with His creatures. He takes the initiative; He makes himself vulnerable, in every sense of the word. He who holds the univers

“We will face trials and tribulations in this life, but we need not be overwhelmed by them. Even Jesus stumbled and fell carrying His Cross…Through the operation of our wills, in cooperation with God's grace, we can surmount many of the trials and tribulations that life in the fallen world brings with it. We must endure them, because they are part of this world that we dwell in, but we need not be overwhelmed or determined by them.” (Fr. Joseph Irvin) “Our task is to become s

“Why is hospitality incumbent on every Christian? Hospitality flows to us from our provident Creator, who daily sustains us all. These gifts are to be shared with others, as He so richly shares with us.” (Dynamis 10/16/2020) “Because of his hospitality and piety, Lot was saved from Sodom (Genesis 19) when all the country round was judged with fire and brimstone, when the master made it clear that he does not abandon those who set their hope on him but delivers to punishment a

“The Gospel mentions several points when it was demanded of the Lord to give an immediate answer, but He remained silent: And when He was...

“That the soul is superior to the body is an assumption based in Hellenistic philosophy and is a bit dualistic as the bible presents...

“So then, when we ask about whether there is a God in this sense, we are not asking whether there is some specific superhuman entity that...

“Good people do not keep Christ's word written on paper, for paper is external to man and can be lost. Neither do they only keep it in...

“From the beginning, Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God declared war on the devil and on hypocrisy….Christ declared open war against...

“‘When I lived in the outside world, I was preparing to become a monk. I kept the fasts strictly. Every day I made at least a thousand...

“The purpose of reading the Scriptures is to acquire the grace of the Holy Spirit, to grow in our relationship to God, to commune with...