Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

Agapé Love vs. Conditional Love

“Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.” — 1 John 4:8 The First Reading for today’s Mass is from the First Epistle of St. John and one of the most insightful and beautiful readings in … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (June 30, 2014): God Speaking Thorough “True Myths”

  “Mythology and folklore . . . are filled with symbols and fables expressing the deeply rooted resolve of Earth to find its way to Heaven; from which it follows that we may in a perfectly legitimate sense accept the … Continue reading

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Does the Beauty of the Gospel Story Attest to Its Truth?

The original blog includes this quote from Alistair McGrath’s biography of C.S. Lewis which summarizes correspondence between C.S. Lewis and J.R. Tolkien: Tolkien argued that Lewis ought to approach the New Testament with the same sense of imaginative openness and expectation that he brought … Continue reading

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God is Agapē

“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.”  — 1 John 4:7-8 Today’s readings (in the U.S.) from … Continue reading

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Sunday Reflection; 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 14, 2013) (Golden Rule: The Moral Law and the Existence of God)

Today is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In today’s readings we have the famous Golden Rule: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your … Continue reading

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