Tag Archive | evil
Why Sin and Evil Actions are Not Unique
Evil recommends the lowest common denominator, but the problem with the lowest common denominator is that it really does make one common, just as the problem with the path of least resistance is that every one takes it in the same manner — by not resisting. Chesterton famously said “a dead thing can go with the […]
G.K. Chesterton on Religion and Right and Wrong
We do not really want a religion that is right where we are right. What we want is a religion that is right where we are wrong. —G.K. Chesterton, The Catholic Church and Conversion + Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will […]
Abortion and the Devil’s Greatest Trick
The abortion struggle of the past four decades teaches a very useful lesson. Evil talks a lot about “tolerance” when it’s weak. When evil is strong, real tolerance gets pushed out the door. And the reason is simple. Evil cannot bear the counter-witness of truth. It will not co-exist peacefully with goodness, because evil insists […]
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils of the world…
“All the troubles of the Church, all the evils of the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.” —St. Teresa of Avila —I came across the quote above in the Opening the Word program – January 6, 2019, […]