

“Error never shows itself in its naked reality, in order not to be discovered. On the contrary, it dresses elegantly, so that the unwary may be led to believe that it is more truthful than truth itself. IRENAEUS OF LYONS”
― The Story of Christianity: Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation
― The Story of Christianity: Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation

“Natural grief is one thing, distrustful sadness is another, and there is a very great difference between longing for what you have lost and lamenting that you have lost it.”
― The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible
― The Complete Works of St. Ambrose (11 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible

“From the imagination springs desires; from desires flow actions, which over time wear grooves into habits; from habits develop beliefs that justify; and from beliefs come doctrine.”
― Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord's Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age
― Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord's Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age
“Believing in no ultimate Judge who will separate the sheep from the goats, they take it upon themselves to mete out perfect justice. They believe that every moral grievance must be immediately redressed until we have perfected society. The tens of millions of people starved to death, executed, imprisoned, and aborted under communism testify to the harsh reality of this kind of human judgment. Such utopian visions have no basis for grace or mercy. Despite the well-known track record of horrors produced by this kind of godless mindset, we are seeing it return in the form of a redefined “justice” that goes by the name “social justice.” As we will see, it isn’t just at all.”
― Why Social Justice Is Not Biblical Justice: An Urgent Appeal to Fellow Christians in a Time of Social Crisis
― Why Social Justice Is Not Biblical Justice: An Urgent Appeal to Fellow Christians in a Time of Social Crisis

“But what we called love down there was mostly the craving to be loved. In the main I loved you for my own sake: because I needed you.”
― The Great Divorce
― The Great Divorce
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