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By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, Feb 20, 2024
St. Paul makes a heartfelt plea to the Corinthians in his second letter: “We entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain” (2 Cor 6:1). Per usual, I have generally thought of this admonition as applying to “other people”, especially those who have heard the Gospel but not accepted it, or those Catholics who know what the Church teaches, but refuse to change their own ideas and behavior based on that teaching. But in reality, Paul’s entreaty is directed at all of us—indeed, at all of us all of the time.
Another great quotation—not Scriptural but firmly rooted in the Patristic tradition—is St. Augustine’s exclamation: “Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new.” He was, of course, reflecting back on all the time he frittered away avoiding conversion to Christ: ….
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Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org