SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“So we see dramatized in Genesis the bitter “fruit” of an approach to the interpretation of spiritual realities that attempts to be...

“If a man were to see himself in a mirror in a fit of anger, of rage, he’d be horrified and wouldn’t recognize himself with such a...

“I once confessed to an experienced priest that sinful thoughts were torturing me, and this is what he advised me: “Think of the thoughts...

“In shame, the only thing we accept is our failure and the idea that we deserve perpetual punishment….The shame we are speaking of is a...

“What were God’s first words, having become man, in His peaching? ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’ There are no hopeless...

“If I sit down to say the Jesus Prayer [Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner] I will very quickly have certain kinds...

“Everything is paradox, and we throw ourselves upon the mercy of God… as Grace increases in our lives, we become more like Christ through...

“Sorrows are the best harbingers of the will of God, and from the beginning of the age they have served as a sign of God’s election. God...

“…there’s no reason to be depressed by your shortcomings or discouraged when you fall. Repentance as a lifestyle doesn’t mean that you...

“From a lack of contentment comes death…What we see in the Garden is paradise. A place of intimate and immediate communion with God,...