Every sin leaves a trace in the world. Yet forgiveness and compassion have the power to stop it. A reflection on responsibility and redemption.
Every sin leaves a trace in the world. Yet forgiveness and compassion have the power to stop it. A reflection on responsibility and redemption.
TAGS: Christian ethics, compassion, consequences of sin, forgiveness, Last Judgment, love, mercy, responsibility, Scripture, sermon, sin, spiritual life
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The parable of the Prodigal Son is so well known to us; it is so simple, it gives us a sense of warmth and hope, yet its meaning for us is not exhausted by that, because it still […]
TAGS: confession, fatherly love, forgiveness, humility, joy, Orthodox Christianity, Parable, Prodigal Son, repentance, return, salvation, sin, Spiritual struggle, suffering
I want to draw your attention to three aspects of today’s Gospel reading. First: how terrifying it is to hear that this man was in extreme need for 38 years, broken by physical illness, shattered, and that not a single person was found to help him… And what happened to this man is happening […]
TAGS: Christ, compassion, creative actions, faith, God, Gospel reading, mercy, neighbor, sacrifice, sin, spiritual peace, spirituality, wholeness
