Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God's grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all.
Peter KreeftAbortion is the Antichrist's demonic parody of the eucharist. That's why it uses the same holy words, "This is my body," with the blasphemous opposite meaning.
Peter KreeftForgiveness is the reason for the crucifixion, and the crucifixion is the reason for the Incarnation.
Peter Kreeft