No Man Hates God Without First Hating

Christianity, Unlike Any Other Religion In The World, Begins With Catastrophe And Defeat. Sunshine Religions And Psychological Inspirations Collapse In Calamity And Wither In Adversity. But The Life Of The Founder Of Christianity, Having Begun With The Cross, Ends With The Empty Tomb And Victory.

We Can Think Of Lent As A Time To Eradicate Evil Or Cultivate Virtue, A Time To Pull Up Weeds Or To Plant Good Seeds. Which Is Better Is Clear, For The Christian Ideal Is Always Positive Rather Than Negative.

It Is A Long Established Principle Of The Church Never To Completely Drop From Her Public Worship Any Ceremony, Object Or Prayer Which Once Occupied A Place In That Worship.

Broadmindedness, When It Means Indifference To Right And Wrong, Eventually Ends In A Hatred Of What Is Right.

Before The Sin, Satan Assures Us That It Is Of No Consequence; After The Sin, He Persuades Us That It Is Unforgivable.