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  • Faith

    07/20/2010 8:56:54 AM PDT · by Salvation · 5 replies
    CERC.org ^ | 1988 | Peter Kreeft
    FaithPETER KREEFTFaith, hope, and charity are, quite simply, the three greatest things in the world; the three legs of a single tripod that supports the whole Christian life. Peter Kreeft Faith, hope, and charity are, quite simply, the three greatest things in the world. We cannot possibly overemphasize their importance. Together they make up the “one thing necessary”. We must speak of them in the same imperious and imperative terms Jesus used when he said, “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members...
  • HOMILY by St. Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney, the Curé of Ars CHARITY

    09/27/2004 9:40:44 AM PDT · by Convert from ECUSA · 13 replies · 897+ views
    Una Voce of Western Washington - Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapter ^ | September 26, 2004 | St. Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney
    HOMILY by St. Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney, the Curé of Ars CHARITY "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart." —Matt. xxii. 37. SYNOPSIS.—Charity a most necessary virtue. It is a virtue by reason of which we love God and our neighbor. The love of God necessary for our salvation; we must be ready to abandon everything for the love of God. Examples: the Saints, the Martyrs. The love of our neighbor. Who is our neighbor? All men, even our enemies. How do we know if we have true charity? The qualities of charity. When charity enters...