Evil
“Evil arises from the abuse of the free will God has granted his higher creatures and is tolerated for a while as the price of their...
Fear of God
“With supernatural authority, Christ our God rebukes the wind and calms the sea (Mark 4:39). He intends to awaken his disciples from...
Life (Life-Giver)
“ ‘But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.’ (John 6:69). “To be givers of life in...
Spiritual Warfare and "the Strong Man"
“It is only in Saint Luke’s account that we read that wonderful verse of the healed demoniac sitting at the feet of Jesus…It is an...
Liberation
“The first evangelist was Jesus Christ. He is still the model. He set the standard for all evangelists. We read in Luke 4:18 how the Lord...
Sir Gawain, the Green Knight, and the Grail
On the holiest day of winter, when the sky was cold and gray; Sir Gawain mounted Gringolet, and rode out on Christmas Day. With a shield that bore a cross, and a sword unadorned; he left the merriment, to fulfill the quest he’d sworn. The King and brother knights, he felt all misperceived; the meaning of the message, and for this his heart was grieved. They did not perceive the truth, from the visit of the stranger; thinking a holy object, could save them from heart’s danger.
Hell (Hatred and Disdain)
“We observe how the Lord often focuses attention on our disdain for one another. We encounter this common attitude in ourselves every...
Fear (and Conflict)
“…we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears (2 Corinthians 7:5). In this passage St. Paul captures what...
Problems
“The ideas that constitute “modernity” center around life as management. Modernity assumes that life can be managed, and that human...
Conflict (Inner)
“Yet here [striving to do God’s will] is precisely where the conflict is great. What gives our inner conflicts their power over us? We...