O Lord, on the New Year’s eve, I do not want to make many promises, as through my previous experience, I know that I shall not fulfil any, or start but not perfect! I do not want to rely on myself; I know my weakness. I know I have many good intentions, “but to perform …
The love which does not sacrifice is a barren love, without fruit. Love is a productive mother that gives birth to numerous virtues such as compassion and affection, a word of encouragement and a word of consolation, attention and care, forgiveness and seeking the salvation of the soul. This is the spiritual love… Perhaps the …
The spiritual person who is known for the virtue of hope always has hope in all the particulars of his life, which grants him strength and joy: With regard to repentance and purity, he always has hope that God will pick him up however great his fall may be and will set him up. He …
Some virtues are partial and one struggles hard to attain them, but there are basic virtues which include various merits within them; that is the topic of our talk… Ahead of all these virtues is: Love. The Lord Jesus Christ said that all the Law and prophets are concerned with this virtue. St. Paul explained …
“Love your neighbor” is a phrase written in the Law: “Love your neighbor as yourself,” (Leviticus 19:18). However, the phrase “hate your enemy” is not written in the Law. It is a mistaken human understanding. Our Lord Jesus Christ taught its opposite for two reasons. First, God does not command us to hate in His …
