Sin and Choice of Self
“…sin indicates spiritual illness…God never departs from us. It is we who depart from Him. It is we who become spiritually ill through...
Divine Likeness
“The human person, created in the image of God and called to progress toward the divine likeness, is unique and of infinite value.” (Fr....
Prayer (Fervent)
“Paul not only urges us to pray, but he teaches us how we should do it. He writes that we should offer our petitions and supplications to...
Fire (Divine and Spiritual Fire)
“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...
Broken World
“In a broken world God calls the whole of humanity to become God's people. For this purpose God chose Israel and then spoke in a unique...
Surrender
“There is a saying, “The more we try to control what we cannot control, the more out of control we feel. It is only when we let go of our...
People's Stories
“Every person goes on a unique journey related to his or her faith and spirituality, and every story matters.” (David Kinnaman) “If there...
Betrayal
“…most of our sins are not sins of violence, but sins of affection gone wrong. After all, who is it that we sin against the most? Our...
Daily Bread
“Give us this day our daily bread.”…Daily is a misleading translation of the Greek epiousios, which is literally “above the essence” or...
Deception
“The story of the first sin begins not with a choice, but with a lie. As much as we tend to emphasize “free-will” as the origin and...
