SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“In modern Christian discourse, the phrases “the Word of God” and “the Word of the Lord” are commonly used to refer to the Scriptures....

“The Greek word for “mystery” is derived from the sense of stopping the mouth or being silenced. The term implies that a mystery is a...

“The God of love and peace became incarnate in history and, like a glowing landmark, made a clear distinction between pre-Christian...

“…sin indicates spiritual illness…God never departs from us. It is we who depart from Him. It is we who become spiritually ill through...

“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...

“Our orienting loves are like a kind of gravity—carrying us in the direction to which they are weighted. If our loves are absorbed with...

“…it is possible to strive for peace and gratitude even when everything is going wrong. They have helped me see that peace and gratitude...

“…the heart is the innermost center of our being. It is the seat of our thoughts, emotions, will, self-awareness, and conscience. It...

“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...

“For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the...