2015. The way of perfection passes by way of the Cross. There is no holiness without renunciation and spiritual battle.68 Spiritual progress entails the ascesis and mortification that gradually lead to living in the peace and joy of the Beatitudes:
He who climbs never stops going from beginning to beginning, through beginnings that have no end. He never stops desiring what he already knows.69
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506. What does the seventh commandment require?
331. How is the sacrament of Holy Orders celebrated?
555. When is thanksgiving given to God?
11. Why and in what way is divine revelation transmitted?
458. What are the duties that society has toward the family?
574. What are the difficulties in prayer?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about the theology of suffering from the story of Job described in Job 1:1-22?
What is the importance of caring for the weak according to James 1:27?
How important is Esther’s purpose and mission in Esther 4:14?
What does Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit as a comforter mean, according to John 14:26?
How are God’s justice and mercy revealed in Isaiah? (Isaiah 58:1-14)
What is the role of faith in the midst of suffering, according to Job 13:15-16?
