Category Archives: Citations

Finding something we have lost gives us a fresh joy, and we are happier at having found the lost object than we should have been had we never lost it. This parable, however, is concerned more with divine tenderness and … Continue reading →

Finally, I must say a word about the problem of evil in its widest sense as it presents itself to many people today. However glorious the final condition may be, they will say, nothing can make up for the horrors … Continue reading →

The tradition of the Fathers and the authority of holy scripture both affirm that there are three renunciations which every one of us must strive to practice. To these let us turn our attention. First, on the material level, we … Continue reading →

Invited to a wedding feast, the Lord looked round and noticed how all were choosing the first and most honorable places, each person wanting to take precedence over the others and to be raised above them. He then told them this … Continue reading →

God’s covenant is forever. His promise is sure. No matter how unfaithful the people are, he remains faithful. No matter what is going on, even though his wrath has to come upon the people because of their sins and transgressions, … Continue reading →

God cries out that the kingdom of heaven is for sale. The glorious bliss of this kingdom sur­passes the power of mortal eye to see, mortal ear to hear, mortal heart to conceive. If anyone asks the price that must … Continue reading →

“I have come to cast fire upon the earth.” In other words, I have come down from the highest heaven and appeared to men and women through the mystery of the incarnation in order to light the fire of divine … Continue reading →