There is no greater mystery to me than that of light traveling through darkness.

Because the Christian God is not a lonely God, but rather a communion of three persons, faith leads human beings into the divine communion. One cannot, however, have a self-enclosed communion with the Triune God- a "foursome," as it were-- for the Christian God is not a private deity. Communion with this God is at once also communion with those others who have entrusted themselves in faith to the same God. Hence one and the same act of faith places a person into a new relationship both with God and with all others who stand in communion with God.

Whatever the reasons, when forgiveness happens it is always a miracle of grace. The obstacles in its way are immense

Forgiveness flounders because I exclude the enemy from the community of humans and myself from the community of sinners.

We lead our lives well when we love God with our whole being and when we love neighbors as we (properly) love ourselves.

If you take the 'love your enemy' out of Christianity, you've 'unChristianed' the Christian faith.

To triumph fully, evil needs two victories, not one. The first victory happens when an evil deed is perpetrated; the second victory, when evil is returned. After the first victory, evil would die if the second victory did not infuse it with new life.