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God Is Love: Biblical Love and the Secular Perspective

“God is love.” To understand this statement, we have to know what love is. The Bible gives its own definition.

September 3, 2021
Thoughts on the Love of God by St. Augustine

On the Feast of St. Augustine, this post shares a few of his quotes about the love of God.

August 28, 2021
Happy SAINT Valentine’s Day

A few thoughts for SAINT Valentine’s Day. Although most people ignore the fact that the day is named after a Christian saint, we can still keep the love of God at the center of the day.

February 14, 2020
Christmas: The Love of God Revealed To and Through Us

The entire life of Christ—from conception, to birth, His earthly life and ministry, to His death, resurrection, and ascension—revealed the love of God. It was an invitation to unite the life of God with the lives of mankind. May His love guide us as we celebrate His life, not just on Christmas but throughout the…

December 25, 2019
Godly Sorrow—2 Corinthians 7:10

St. Paul contrasted two kinds of sorrow in 2 Corinthians 7. The King James Version refers to one of them as “godly sorrow” (or, as the NASB puts it, “sorrow according to the will of God”) which produces a true repentance leading unto salvation. “The sorrow of the world,” on the other hand, leads to…

August 7, 2016