“When a human being makes a sacrifice and shows this to God, ‘You see Lord, I find it difficult, but I still do it; for my soul, for myself, not for you.’ At that time, God helps the human being and that which may have been unimaginable, becomes an ordinary way of living.”

Doubleheaded eagle; manuscript, British Museum

al-Hakim

if you’re interested in this kinda thing or if u have a different perspective on it lmk; disclaimer this is a very rough draft lol

free-will is not born it is learned

face reveal to my 15 followers lol

synonymous Catholic & Buddhist concepts on life, death, and rebirth:

will slay me.” Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him.

fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me

done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a

The Principle of Spiritual Decency, Genesis 4:6-15: When they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” And the Lord said, “What have you

“Always remember that there is no conversion to God without conversion to the oppressed” – Ignacio Ellacuría, SJ.

Oh, you got that from the earth? That’s cool. I refined and shaped it using advanced industrial processes in my facility

God the Father in my image God the Son in my pilgrimage God the Holy Spirit in my voltage

dark night of the soul

Bartolomeo della Gatta, “Saint Francis of Assisi receives the Stigmata” (1487)

“….the Eastern tradition knows nothing of ‘pure nature’ to which grace is added as a supernatural gift [...] since grace is implied by the act of creation itself….” —Vladimir Lossky

The focus of God’s concerns is that no one should perish forever and that everyone should have their own place and radiate their unique beauty.

in teorema, pasolini talks about how monotheism could have only been born in the desert because of its monotony conveying a sense of unity and eternity

In recent years, many young people have approached the faith through social media, successful programs and popular online Christian witnesses. The danger is that a faith discovered online is limited to individual experiences, which may be intellectually and emotionally

John 16:31-17:5 “I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do; and now, Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence with the glory which I had with thee before the world was made.” [17:4-5]