Good and Evil
“An evil person is not someone who is nothing but evil, someone with no redeeming features or virtues whatsoever. An evil person is not a...
Communion
“Man is a being created for communion with God. Therefore, the question of whether it is possible or impossible is probably moot. If we...
Ambition
“Ambition! We must be careful what we mean by it. If it means the desire to get ahead of other people—which is what I think it does...
Compassion
“It is of note to me that there is a great darkness associated with God in some presentations of the Christian faith, enough to drive...
Eschaton (End Times/Last Times)
“Popular ideas of heaven in the media, literature, and religious art have fortified the idea of heaven and earth as distinct locations or...
Peace
“Christ then appears through shut doors in the midst of them and tells them one thing: ‘Peace be with you.’ For these to be the first...
Arts
“Bad art doesn’t die thoroughly enough; that’s why it never lives completely, and why bad art is almost always eventually discarded by...
Heresy
“Heresy comes from a Greek word that means “picking and choosing.” A heretic is someone who picks and chooses which parts of a religion...
Temptation
“One who determines to serve the Lord will be tested and face temptation (see 1Co 10:13). Thus, we prepare our soul for this challenge to...
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,...