Christ deliberately hides Himself, disguises Himself, gives no physical sign of His Real Presence in the Eucharist, for a crucially important purpose: to test and elicit and strengthen our faith. If w...
Article 10: Whether symbolic logic is superior to Aristotelian logic for philosophizing? Objection 1 : It seems that it is, for it is a modern development, and would not have become popular if it were...
A God made in the world's image can't save the world.
Virtue used to mean power, might, or energy.)
With every choice we move either closer to God or farther away from him.
We are fallen fools, most of our philosophy is not the proper use of human reason but the improper use of human reason.
The instinct Rousseau found in himself and followed: the instinct to deceive, rob, and seduce rich ladies and to abandon his own children.
It is possible to love one’s friend for another reason than God, whereas God is the only reason for loving one’s enemy.
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Are more like Dog and Cat and Bird than like Lassie and Fido and Spot.
Your heart may be paltry compared with the heart of a great saint, but your heart is what God wants from you.
Yes, organized religion is a crutch. You mean you didn’t know that you are a cripple? If you don’t know that, then you are a very serious cripple indeed, mentally and spiritually.
The root of most atheism i not argument but attitude, not itellection but feeling, not the love of truth but the fear of truth.
The flood of love will fill all the containers to the fullest, but some containers will be larger than others.
Socrates’ point is that there are only two kinds of people in this world: the wise, who know they are fools, and fools, who think they are wise. Wisdom,
Sociologists and anthropologists tell us that religion has three dimensions: creed, code, and cult; or words, works, and worship; or theology, morality, and liturgy.
So two things, on our part, are required to receive God’s saving grace: repentance from sin and faith in God Who saves us (by grace, in Christ). Both are free choices, and both are necessary to allow...
Hence the fact that some happen to doubt about articles of faith is not due to the uncertain nature of the truths, but to the weakness of human intelligence;
Every good choice makes the next one easier and more delightful.
Delight is a subjective reason for praying, but it is a valid one.