What help is it to me that Mary is full of grace, if I am not also full of grace? And what help is it to me that the Father gives birth to his Son unless I, too, give birth to him? It is for this reason that God gives birth to his Son and lies in the maternity bed so...
The rich fool revels in his prosperity because he envisions that because of it he can "eat, drink, and be merry." His daydream is to spend his future indulging his whims and desires. The greatest good he can imagine is a life of maximizing his own pleasure. Leisure,...
Prayer is first and foremost the active presence of the Holy Spirit in our personal and communal lives. Through the disciplines of solitude and community we try to remove—slowly, gently, yet persistently—the many obstacles which prevent us from listening to God’s...
We need more Christians who possess generous spirits, thick skins, soft hearts, keen minds and entrepreneurial spirits. Christians who don’t worry about being accused of associating with the wrong crowd as long as they’re working on the right causes.
Without love, the outward work is of no value; but whatever is done out of love, be it ever so little, is wholly fruitful. For God regards the greatness of love that prompts a man, rather than the greatness of achievement. —————-Gender-inclusive version: Without love,...
What is it about your own miserable works and doings that you think you could please God more than the sacrifice of His own Son?
Everything worth doing has a hard part. If it didn’t, it would have been done already. Decide that the work is worth doing; get serious about the parts that are worth our effort.
Grace doesn’t sell; you can hardly even give it away, because it works only for losers and no one wants to stand in their line.