David Given Schwarm

To love what is below the human is degradation; to love what is human for the sake of the human is mediocrity; to love the human for the sake of the Devine is enriching; to love the Divine for its own sake is sanctity.

Conscience, Christ, and the gift of faith make evil men uneasy in their sins. They feel that if they could drive Christ from the earth, they would be free from “moral inhibitions.” They forget that their own nature and conscience make them feel that way. Being unable to drive God from the heavens, they would…