Reflections on our inner worlds.
Souls and Hearts is excited to bring you a new monthly feature — The Kingdom Within. Each month, Dr. Gerry reflects on passages from the Bible, the writings of the saints, Church documents, and the writings of noteworthy theologians, philosophers, and spiritual writers from a parts work perspective. The Kingdom Within comes to your email inbox every third Monday of the month.
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Virtue and Human Nature
November 18, 2024
“God made man in His image, that is to say… clad with every virtue” -St. Dorotheus of Gaza (Instructions, I.I) “By nature do we possess the virtues, which are given to us by God. God placed them in man when He created him.” -St. Dorotheus of Gaza (Instructions XII.134) St. Dorotheus was a monk and an abbot in the Middle East in the 6th century. Although the virtues exist as part of man’s human nature, created in God’s image, they must still be cultivated. They exist within us in seed-form and must be brought to fruition. Image from Flickr used... READ MORE
Previous Kingdom Within Articles
Soul as a Mirror
October 21, 2024
“For the soul is made after the image and likeness of God, as divine Scripture also shows, when it says...
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Image and Likeness
September 17, 2024
“He has persuaded us to be artisans of God’s likeness, to the end that we received the due recompense of...
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Man’s True Nature
August 19, 2024
“When the immortal Son created man, He gave man the aim of himself becoming god.” -St. Gregory Nazianzus (Orations, XLIII, 48)...
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