Evangelii Gaudium: No to Warring Among Ourselves
Evangelii Gaudium: No To Warring Among Ourselves 98. How many wars take place within the people of God and in our different communities! In our neighbourhoods and in the workplace, how many wars are caused by envy and jealousy, even among Christians! Spiritual worldliness leads some Christians to war with other Christians who stand in the way of their quest for power, prestige, pleasure and economic security. Some are even no...
The Witness of the Laity - from Lumen Gentium
 The Witness of the Laity - from Lumen Gentium THE WITNESS OF THE LAITY - from Lumen Gentium; the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. Christ, the great Prophet, who proclaimed the Kingdom of His Father both by the testimony of His life and the power of His words, continually fulfills His prophetic office until the complete...
The Theological Virtues: Charity
The Theological Virtues: Charity Or: Loving as God Loves The two terms “love” and “charity” are frequently used interchangeably, and with good reason, since the virtue of charity is in fact a kind of love. However, the two are not identical; not all forms of love are also charity. For example, we often hear expressions like, “I love hot chocolate,” or “I love...
The Theological Virtues: Hope
The Theological Virtues: Hope Or: Striving for Heaven As we saw in the previous lesson, Faith reveals to us God’s supernatural plan for our lives. With faith we know that the ultimate purpose and fulfillment of each human person lies in the attainment of Heaven. Once we have this knowledge, it is time to begin working towards that objective. That’s where the theological virtue of Hope enters the picture. Hope...
The Theological Virtues: Faith
The Theological Virtues: Faith Or: God’s Truth in Our Souls Perhaps you remember how back when we were discussing the Cardinal Virtues, the first on the list was Prudence, because it was the virtue of knowledge, and knowledge must always come before all other activities. You have to know what to do before you can do it. The same is true on the supernatural level: you have to have a supernatural...
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