“Indeed, [Elijah] was exceedingly perfect, but in his own times, when the mind of men was in some degree childish, and they needed this kind of schooling… nevertheless [the Apostles] have more required of them than [Elijah]” St. John Chrysostom…
“When Christ calls a man He bids him, 'come and die'.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer A few weeks ago Public Broadcast Television aired an original movie on the life of the famous German Lutheran pastor and scholar, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This was not…
“Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” Author Unknown Research has shown how deeply influential the impressions of new life are upon…
“If, therefore, we desire to be free and to enjoy perfect freedom, let us learn to cut off our desires and so, with God’s help, in a little while, we shall make progress and arrive at a state of tranquility.…
“Let us stress once more that the purpose of Lent is not to force on us a few formal obligations, but to ‘soften’ our heart so that it may open itself to the realities of the spirit, to experience the…
