We must never give into despair; we must embrace hope, for through it, we will be able to work for a better world.

What lies within us is what influences us, and so brings forth good or bad fruit, that is, joy or suffering.

The death penalty does not serve life, but, when affirmed as a good, makes people think killing itself can be a good.

While there was never a complete prohibition of the use of images, Christianity promotes their use as an outcome of the incarnation.

Many like to place demands on the poor, using those demands, when they are not met, as excuses to ignore the expectations of justice.

Our true enemy is sin; we must fight against and resist it, seeking to eliminate it and its influence over our lives.

While I have criticized the Iraq Wars and the War in Afghanistan, and the way they were supported, it seems to me that we have a new, and even worse,

At Mars Hill, Paul taught that the Unknown God of the philosophers was the true God revealed to us in Christ.

When Antony heard an ostrich encourage its young to throw stones at him, he see in it an allegory to the spiritual life.

Orthodoxy, right belief, and orthopraxis, right action, go together. A proper Christian life requires both of them.

My love for animals, following the spirit of many saints, has many concerned with the way we are treating the Earth.

Belief in divine justice led the faithful to question it if the righteous suffer unjustly in the world; the resurrection gave them an answer.

Jesus' healing ministry shows us that God values our health, that our body and its needs must be met by us.

God's will is represented in and with divine love, where God's love wants what is good and best for everyone.

While AIs can do all kinds of good, we must also see the potential dangers in their use, and put in regulations to help eliminate them.

We are to open ourselves to Christ, so that Christ can be said to be living in us even are we are to be living in him.

Christ is the Logos, the Word of God made flesh, who works for the salvation of all, not just for a particular few.

Perfection requires the proper interior life; we might, objectively, do something great, but without love, it is truly nothing.

Pope Leo XIV's prayer and initiative for clean water must not be ignored, but promoted and supported by Christians

On the Eve of the Exaltation of the Cross, we ponder the cross and how Christ transformed it, making it an instrument of salvation.

Christ is found in the poor, so why do we judge them, and treat them as unworthy, when they are in need of our help?

On September 8, we remember when Mary, the Mother of God, was born, born with special grace so she could be free to say Yes to God.

As one interested in the study of religion, learning from the wisdom of many religious traditions, religious liberty has been a very important corn for me

While we can be said to be earthly vessels, we are also a part of the kingdom of God, so that if we look within, we can find it shining in us.

The more we apprehend the glory of God, the more we will realize the ignorance we have lived in all our lives.

At the beginning of another Byzantine liturgical year, it is once again time to reflect upon creation and our duty to it.

Every day, extreme weather events prove we need to deal with climate change, for if we don't things will only get worse.

Jesus said we are all called, but we must have the proper "garment" on if we want to be saved; what is that garment?

God gave us free will because it is better to do what is good freely than it is to be forced to do it, and God wants what is best.

Pride and vainglory will make us think we no longer have to struggle against temptation, that we are already victorious against all sin.

Justice is a necessary precondition for charity, and so we must not morph the two together, thinking they are one and the same.

Saint Irenaeus presents us a key representation of the Christian faith and its teachings at an early stage of its history.

Christ's work for our redemption is not to be understood individually, rather, his work is for all creation.

Two events happened earlier this month that I hope help contextualise what I am about to cover. The first was Rebellion Fringe, the run-up to Rebellion ...

As a Christian vegetarian, I often consider the implications of verses which suggest Jesus ate animal flesh.

I have found many Christians misunderstand the role of government; in doing so, they want to create authoritarian regimes.

Vain belief is belief that we can be saved without change, that we don't need to live out our faith, working out our salvation.

In her death, Mary followed and embraced the way of self-emptying love, so that, like her son, she would receive true glory.

Tolkien did not write allegories, which is not to say, he did not think his stories could not be read allegorically to get meaning out of them

The events surrounding the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Poor demonstrate the tyrannical trend the US is undergoing.

Many times Christ has told us if we want to receive the fruit of his mercy, we must activate it by showing mercy to others.