"Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved." –John Chrysostom
Times have certainly changed. Or have they? In every election season, there are always many voices to hear and lots of vitriol to go around on all sides. We don't often see our presidential candidates campaigning for cigar companies, but the use of absolute statements, fear-mongering, and slander techniques are alive and well. One thing I notice … Continue reading Who will you represent in this election season?
The great Greek philosopher Aristotle was once reproached for giving charity to a reputedly bad person. Aristotle replied, "It was the man, and not his reputation, that I pitied." The two greatest commandments, according to Jesus, are to love God with everything part of our selves, and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:36-40). Just … Continue reading Our Narrow Definition of Neighbor
The great theologian Augustine of Hippo, when reflecting on his many discoveries of Jesus in the Old Testament, said: “He was concealed in the Old, and revealed in the New.” Rarely would I dare to improve on anything St. Augustine said, but I am not convinced that Jesus is all that hidden in the Old … Continue reading Jesus in Every Book of the Old Testament
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