God's Presence
“I truly felt the presence of God, and this feeling was reflected in my love for going to church… And I didn’t have this religious life...
Creation
“God creates the cosmos so that love between beings is possible. God creates the world with the intention of entering into the world in...
Words/Speech
“His first official act is to create the first human language: God brings the animals before him, and whatever Adam calls each one is its...
Human Beings (Becoming Fully Human)
“ ‘Beloved, we are God’s children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him,...
Holy Spirit
“If we try to describe our perception and experience of the Holy Spirit, we will quickly realize that human words are not enough for...
Anger
“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...
Church
“Attending church is not the same as being united to the Church. Salvation is not granted by presence in a building, but by synergy—the...
Money
“God needs a place in our hearts, to grab a hold of something in a man’s soul. Then the man can be helped. But if his heart and soul are...
Direction
“Jesus Christ unites all things in Himself, things in heaven, on earth, or in any of the spiritual regions of the cosmos including hell....
Purpose
“St. Maximos the Confessor writes about three “incarnations” of the Logos: Creation, the Scriptures, and the God/Man, Jesus Christ. The...