Peter Kreeft
Peter Kreeft
Peter John Kreeftis a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College. He is the author of numerous books as well as a popular writer of Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. He also formulated, together with Ronald K. Tacelli, SJ, "Twenty Arguments for the Existence of God"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
done sin originals
Original sin is the proclivity to say "my will be done" instead of "thy will be done."
brother real believe
When I think how much my Protestant brothers and sisters are missing in not having Christ's Real Presence in the Eucharist; when I kneel before the Eucharist and realize I am as truly in Christ's presence as the apostles were but that my Protestant brothers and sisters don't know that, don't believe that - I at first feel a terrible gap between myself and them. What a tremendous thing they are missing!
want saint praying
Now I see that God prefers to work through intermediaries - Mary and the saints. . . He wants us to pray through Mary and not only directly.
giving envy fake
Envy, though not the greatest sin, is the only one that gives the sinner no pleasure at all, not even fake and temporary satisfaction.
soul emotion sin
No emotion, merely as an emotion, is a sin, because we cannot directly control the arising of an emotion in our soul.
evil answers paper
The best answer to the problem of evil is not one so much found on paper but on wood.
suffering solutions
The solution to our suffering is our suffering!
broken suffering tears
Since we are [Christ's] body, we too are the bread that is broken for others. Our failures help heal other lives; our very tears help wipe away tears; our being hated helps those we love.
simple achievement insane
Live in robust sanity, in holy obedience to the ordinary." (The Message) "In an insane asylum like the world, simple sanity can be a heroic achievement.
opportunity eternal-happiness purpose
Our life here on Earth has as its purpose precisely to prepare for our eternal happiness. This world is a large womb. It is a 'test' as all opportunities are tests.
humility pride heaven
Humility is the marriage bond of Heaven. Pride is the frigidity of Hell.
pride down-and looks
Pride looks down, and no one can see God but by looking up.
life-is-hard life-is harder
Life is hard, but death is even harder.
healing frustration purpose
The deepest healing is the healing of the deepest wound. The deepest wound is the frustration of the deepest need. The deepest need is the need for meaning, purpose, and hope.