David by Michelangelo

Far From Worthy

The compliment was more telling than the question. The young man asked, Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Since he was a boy he had worked …

Perpetua Mosaic, Croatia

A Young Lady in Caesar’s Court

The life of virtue is one in which a person is able to evaluate and order values in accordance with their true worth. It’s about priorities. For many things in …

Praying Hands

Prayer and Concentration

Of all the parts of the Christian life the one that I probably have the most shortcomings with is prayer. This is no small tragedy as prayer is one of …

Moses Breaking the Tablets of The Law by Gustave Dore

Very Bad Words

When I was a teenager I once asked my grandmother if saying G**D*** was really all that bad. My simple minded reasoning went something like this: Saying G**D*** is not …

Old Books

One or Two

The Apostle Paul writes in Romans 1:25: because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed …