The Fear of the Disciples
When I was little, my father used to say that, if you were a real Christian, you would never be afraid of anything or anyone.
When I was little, my father used to say that, if you were a real Christian, you would never be afraid of anything or anyone.
Orthodoxy. That was the title of the bent-up, two-toned blue paperback in his hand before me.
Everything in our life, today just as in Jesus' time, begins with an encounter.
In the handsome new book, The Loss and Recovery of Truth, we find a short 1978 essay of Gerhart Niemeyer.
Sister Z herself says that her habit is a daily reminder of her vow to God. Since a religious habit is a sacramental, it is an outward sign disposing the wearer (and others who see it) to receive graces.
Because I was working there, I was downtown on September 11th.
Law cannot replace a nation's customs, manners, and traditions. Rather, it should strengthen them by corroborating and invigorating the ways of a people.
I wrote this book because I feel very strongly that God wants you to be a saint.