Thursday, December 15, 2011

Human Law Is Law Only By Virtue Of Its Accordance With Right Reason

‎Human law is law only by virtue of its accordance with right reason, and thus it is manifest that it flows from the eternal law. And in so far as it deviates from right reason it is called an unjust law; in such case it is no law at all, but rather a species of violence. - Saint Thomas Aquinas

The Church Has Been Accused Of Hiding The Bible, Which Of Course Is Not True...

The Church has been accused of hiding the Bible, which of course is not true, but even if that had been true, it would have been a less astonishing achievement than that of the Reformation, which succeeded in hiding everything else about the Faith. – G. K. Chesterton

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tradition Refuses To Submit To The Arrogant Oligarchy

Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. ― G.K. Chesterton

You, Lord, Give Perfect Peace

You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in You. – Isaiah 26:3

Friday, December 2, 2011

The Christian Family, Through A Process Of Ongoing Conversion Supported By The Grace Of God, Reflects The Splendour Of Christ In The World


Just like the Church, [the family] is called to welcome, radiate and show the world the love and the presence of Christ. The Christian Family to the extent it succeeds in living love as communion and service as a reciprocal gift open to all, through a process of ongoing conversion supported by the grace of God, reflects the splendour of Christ in the world and the beauty of the divine Trinity. – Pope Benedict XVI