Each new human creature receives existence directly from Being and is therefore radically new. Each human being is determined by antecedents as regards matter and form. But each is radically undetermined by matter and form as regards existence. At every moment, radical newness is not only possible but actual. New persons come into existence, summoned …
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Bear Injuries Patiently
Do not repay one bad turn with another 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9. Do not injure anyone, but bear injuries patiently. (Rule of St. Benedict 4. 29-30) First of all, bearing injuries patiently is not a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of goodness. Only the strong bear up. Only the good restrain themselves when …