We tend to associate holiness with moral rectitude. A holy person is a virtuous person. While holiness and virtue are related, we often misunderstand the relationship between them.
Month: June 2018
In Each Moment, Trust in God
What sacrifice did God ask of me yesterday, that was so great, so onerous, that I would prefer that you not be in my life today?
Grace is Promiscuous
If sin is ubiquitous, divine grace is promiscuous.
Today, We Are Called to Surrender
The problem, to put it directly, isn’t that I love father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, house, work, country or myself but that I fail to love them all. What I must give up to follow Jesus are my selfish illusions about life. I must give up the comforting half-truths I tell myself to avoid accepting responsibility for my actions.