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September 20, 2024

Death Can Be Both An Evil And A Good

Sadly, many Christians like to cut themselves completely off from everyone and everything they believe...

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July 03, 2024

Learn From the Past And Transform The Present

We can learn much from those who came before us. But, to do so properly,...

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Becoming More Like God

Grace comes to us from God, providing us the means to share in and participate...

June 02, 2024

We Must Follow What Truth Tells Us To Do

It’s not what you know, but what you do which is important. Studying and learning...

May 2024

May 26, 2024

God Is At Work In The Saints

Every year, we look to the fruits of Christ’s labor, the saints, those who, having...

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April 19, 2024

Frodo And Grace

Tolkien, examining what happened to Frodo, and how he failed in his mission, said that...

April 16, 2024

Accepting And Giving Help

Christianity is a religion of hope. God loves us, and is ready to show us...

February 2024

February 11, 2024

Divine Forgiveness

Alexander Pope gave us the famous dictum, “To err is human; to forgive is divine.”...

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January 07, 2024

Baptism, Grace, And The Kingdom Of God

While, as the Gospel of John indicates, Jesus had performed miracles before his baptism, his...

December 2023

December 27, 2023

What Does The Sign Of Jonah Indicate About Mercy?

The book of Jonah demonstrates the difference between human conceptions of justice and how it...

December 10, 2023

The Enlightening Grace Of God

Jesus, the incarnate God-man, unites creation with God, making him the mediator between God and...

November 2023

November 20, 2023

The Toll Houses

One of the most controversial topics in contemporary Eastern Christian discussions (Orthodox and Catholic) is...

November 05, 2023

God’s Love And Sin

God’s love for humanity, indeed, God’s love for creation, did not diminish because of sin;...

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October 29, 2023

St. Mary Of Edessa And Abuse

The life of the holy nun, St. Mary of Edessa, also known as St. Mary...

October 22, 2023

Blessings And Sinners

Salvation is by grace, not works. Grace is given out to sinners, blessing them so...

October 10, 2023

The Need For Holy Fools Today

Christians often confuse cultural norms and laws as universal norms which they and everyone else...

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August 25, 2023

The Symbolic Aspect Of The Sacraments And The Church

When talking about sacraments, we must distinguish the ritual aspect of the sacrament, the accidents...

August 13, 2023

The Seed of Grace

Grace perfects nature because what makes a given nature what it is, is some element...

August 11, 2023

Christ, Our True Food

Food is what we take into ourselves for nourishment, that is, it is what we...

August 04, 2023

The Eucharist, The Gift Which Grants Us Every Good

St. Albert the Great, explaining the significance and value of the eucharist, said that we...

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July 30, 2023

Building Up The World

We should all be working together to make everything better. We can’t do everything all...

July 25, 2023

The Spirit Has Always Been Active

Christ’s sending the Spirit at Pentecost is often misunderstood. Some erroneously believe that until then,...

July 21, 2023

The Christian Faith Is A Faith In Love

Many people misconstrue the Christian faith and its teaching of salvation because they understand it...

July 14, 2023

The Key To Understanding The Atonement

One of the most difficult elements of Christianity for us to understand, thanks to the...

July 06, 2023

Divine Law, Justice And Grace

James warns us not to take the divine “law” in any of its variations in...

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June 16, 2023

Grace Allows Us To Become Supra-Natural

Humanity, like the rest of creation, is naturally good. God saw all things and saw...

June 04, 2023

Called To Be Gods By Grace: The Truth Of All Saints

The Feast of All Saints reminds us that Christ did not come to save us...

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May 23, 2023

God Is Mercy

St. Leo the Great pointed out that God works with us, indeed, with the whole...

May 14, 2023

Sometimes, There Is No One To Blame

When we see someone who is truly down and out, such as some homeless man...

May 05, 2023

To Become Perfect, We Must Rely Upon Others

We need to recognize our frailty. While it is possible to become perfect through grace,...

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