“Rather than viewing the law as restrictive, we must see that it is ordered to our happiness and flourishing.” Moses makes the moral life sound quite simple. “You have only to carry it out.” Contrary to the false definition of freedom and message of autonomy that the world tends to give, the first reading this coming Sunday reminds us that […]
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Encountering the Word — Romans 13:10
“Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” (Romans 13:10) Please share on social media. Print this entry
The Law of Gift
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles written by Dr. Edward Sri on Saint John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility. The series is reprinted here with permission and originally appeared in the September/October 2005 issue of Lay Witness magazine. © 2005 Catholics United for the Faith / www.cuf.org/Laywitness/index.asp Love & Responsibility: The Law of Gift How does a person know if he […]
Encountering the Word — Romans 13:8
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8) Print this entry
On the Origin, Essence and Purpose of Law
The grammar of existence is bound up in the Law and it is and always has been for us to read reality rightly, to hear rightly, to speak rightly, and with human reason to discover the law by which we are to live if we are to live out our intended purpose. There is no conversation more necessary in the […]
Encountering the Word — Romans 13:8
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8) Print this entry
Daily Catholic Quote from G. K. Chesterton
“Just as it was the mark of old tyranny to stretch the law, so it will be the mark of new tyranny to make a law that can be stretched.” (G. K. Chesterton) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and friends about this article using both the […]
Daily Catholic Quote from Blessed John Paul II
“When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.” (Blessed John Paul II) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their […]