The fact that God knows everything does not mean that He is directly causing everything. He respects our freedom at our level. He makes it possible for us to act freely. If He didn't, we wouldn't act at all -… — Francis George Copy Share Image
God's is the causality at the level of our being, and therefore the roots of our freedom. Ours in causality is determinative of what… — Francis George Copy Share
The fact that God knows everything does not mean that He is directly causing everything. He respects our freedom at our level. He makes… — Francis George Copy Share
If you're going to say you're Catholic, you inform your conscience so that you're activities will conform to what God is telling us through… — Francis George Copy Share
So, in every case if you really love someone there is an element of submission to them because you want what's best for them,… — Francis George Copy Share
That question in marriage is mutual submission, really - the next verse goes on: "husbands love your wife as Christ loves the Church." — Francis George Copy Share
Equality, therefore, becomes the criterion because we can handle all that in process, but we can't handle that as principle without infringing on freedom. — Francis George Copy Share
Law is a process. If there is equality of process for everybody, then that's our definition of justice. Whether or not what is done… — Francis George Copy Share
He [God] made us free, and He respects that. It is two different spheres of causality. Interdependent, though. It is not two boxes looking… — Francis George Copy Share
Christ didn't leave us a book of instructions; He left us a body, a family - a Church. If it were perfectly clear, there… — Francis George Copy Share
From a Christian perspective, the answer to all of that is not power, as it is in the modern perspective. It's love. It's self-sacrifice.… — Francis George Copy Share
The presumption that the law can tell us what natural institution is supposed to be is a formula for totalitarianism. There's not equality in… — Francis George Copy Share
The trust is a matter of love and faith is a matter of truth. The two together give you the guidance that you look… — Francis George Copy Share
Faith is not a contract. Faith is surrender. If no other relationship in our experience is one of self-surrender, if it's all contractual, people… — Francis George Copy Share
If you, however, separate reason and faith so that it's purely a rationalistic scheme, it will end in violence. If a pure faith scheme… — Francis George Copy Share
There is the enormous corpus of Islamic law that is very rich. However, law is one rational exercise of reason. Philosophy is very different.… — Francis George Copy Share
