
Faith and the World
People in the world, even the well meaning, see the world and believe that this world they see and live in is all there is.
People in the world, even the well meaning, see the world and believe that this world they see and live in is all there is.
As Prophet, Priest and King, Christ shares God with man and identifies with us in our humanity.
St. John Henry Newman imagined the day that he would see and touch the sacred wounds of Jesus.
Though we may have lost time in following God, though we may have punishments for our past sins, we are not without hope of becoming great saints.
In both Benedict and Newman we have models of kindness, a kindness rooted in commitment to truth, to reality. Secure in the knowledge that they were loved by God and in the truth that had set them free, they were at liberty to love others.
Newman teaches us how to have deep conversations with others.
Salvation is not a prize for effort or a free pass to live as we will; it is a Person with Whom we relate. Salvation is not a grade, a review or a paycheck. Because it is a relationship with God, it must be fostered with the love that every relationship on earth also requires – attention, time, effort.
We grow in sympathy for one another when we see each other as brothers and sisters.
We need supernatural vision if we want the peace of God that passes all understanding.
In praying for God’s kingdom to come, we face our fear of judgment and anticipate the mercy God gives so abundantly.