Quotes — The Cross (4 entries)

Christ held Himself in His hands…

Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying, “This is My Body.” No one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored it.

— St. Augustine

« πλ | 13 Apr 2006 »

God demonstrates…

The crucifixion is the tremendous mystery in which God demonstrates the effect of sin and also reveals the extent of God’s love.

— John J. English

« πλ | 20 Apr 2006 »

God’s sword stuck into…

The Cross is the crux of everything. It reconciles Heaven and earth, God and man. But it also divides mankind. For it is there at the Cross that we see Love’s enemies, Love’s crucifiers, as well as Love’s friends. At the Cross we see the ultimate warfare. The Cross is God’s sword stuck into the earth held by the hilt from Heaven.

— Peter Kreeft, The God Who Loves You

« πλ | 15 Apr 2006 »

Most revolutionary moral event…

The renowned anthropologist, Rene Girard, asserts that the cross of Jesus is the single most revolutionary moral event ever in history, but that it is like a capsule whose power is being released slowly (in terms of our understanding and absorption) through the centuries. Simply put, as the centuries go on, slowly, more and more, we are grasping its deeper moral demands.

— Ronald Rolheiser, “Don’t Worship Your Emotions”

« πλ | 30 Jul 2006 »