by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonLove makes the world go 'round.In the mind of John, the new life in Christ is manifest two ways: The first is outward and empirical; it looks at the evidence of one’s love for those to whom he is joined in Christ. The second is inward; it has to do with a transformation … [Read more...]
“Lord, Why Can I Not Follow You Now?”: Why Peter Had To Wait
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonSaint John’s early affirmation,“The Word became flesh,”is both the thesis of his whole gospel and the interpretive principle for understanding its sundry parts. This one verse affirms that everything expressed in the divine Word took on a fleshly, human form. In the … [Read more...]
If You Want To Have Love in Your Heart, but Find None
It really is this easy, and yes, it does work exactly this way.by St. Ambrose of Optina“If you find that there is no love in you, but you want to have it, then do deeds of love, even though you do them without love in the beginning. The Lord will see you desire and striving and will put love in your … [Read more...]
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