If you say, “Show me your God”, I will say to you, “Show me what kind of person you are, and I will show you my God”. Show me then whether the eyes of your mind can see, and...
We shall be blessed with clear vision if we keep our eyes fixed on Christ , for he, as Paul teaches, is our head, and there is in him no shadow of evil. Saint Paul himself and all who...
The Lord was asked this question by the young rich man who was beloved and respected, the Lord “looking at him, loved him’’ (Mark 10:21). He was also religious and a leader in the Jewish community. He was also...
What do we need to live a life of contentment?
1- Obedience is a form of faith and submission. let us go back to see Abraham the father of fathers who was living at Ur of the Chaldeans where God...
Its often a mystery to me when people say, “I love little children, not teenagers”, or “I really like teenagers, but don’t have patience for little children”. My curiosity around this is that deep down, when you break through...
No one comes to me unless the Father draws him.
Do not think that you are drawn against your will; the will is drawn also by love. We must not be afraid of men who weigh words but are...
Lord, who can comprehend even one of Your words? We lose more of it than we grasp, like those who drink from a living spring. For God’s word offers different facets according to the capacity of the listener. And...
Let us turn our mind to the task of prayer at appointed hours. Let us always desire the happy life from the Lord God and always pray for it. But for this very reason we turn our mind to...
Above all, the Teacher of peace and Master of unity did not want prayer to be made singly and privately, so that whoever prayed would pray for himself alone. We do not say My Father, who art in heaven or Give me this day my daily bread;...
But if we wished also to examine the nighttime, we would see the monk adorned with the worship of God and with prayers, singing much earlier than the birds, living with the angels, conversing with God, enjoying the goods...
