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The temptation of Christ was harder, unspeakably harder, than the temptation of Adam; for Adam carried nothing in himself which could have given the t...more

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In confession occurs the breakthrough of the Cross. The root of all sin is pride, superbia. I want to be my own law, I have a right to my self, my hat...more

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As Christ bore and received us as sinners so we in his fellowship may bear and receive sinners into the fellowship of Christ through the forgiving of ...more

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A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses. I can no longer condemn or hate a brother...more

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What determines our brotherhood is what that man is by reason of Christ. Our community with one another consists solely in what Christ has done to bot...more

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Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his disciples deserted him. On the Cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by evildoers ...more

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And in the Incarnation the whole human race recovers the dignity of the image of God. Henceforth, any attack even on the least of men is an attack on ...more

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[Jesus] stands between us and God, and for that very reason he stands between us and all other men and things. He is the Mediator, not only between Go...more

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If there is no element of asceticism in our lives, if we give free rein to the desires of the flesh (taking care of course to keep within the limits o...more

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Whenever Christ calls us, his call leads us to death.