Peter Kreeft
Peter Kreeft
Peter John Kreeftis a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College. He is the author of numerous books as well as a popular writer of Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. He also formulated, together with Ronald K. Tacelli, SJ, "Twenty Arguments for the Existence of God"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
world saint sin
Only saints can save the world. And only our own sins can stop us from being saints.
want saint reason
The only reason you are not yet a saint is because you do not wholly want to be one...
trying saint harder
A saint isn't somebody who tries harder, but someone who trusts more.
saint wimps
Great saints are never wimps.
men saint tough
Saints have to be tough as well as tender because saints are like Christ, and Christ was the toughest and the tenderest man who ever lived.
rain want saint
If you want to get wet, go out to where it is raining; If you want to be a saint, find one and hang out with him.
way saint do-you-know
Do you know any better way to make saints than to be one yourself?
thinking saint knows
Sinners think they are saints, but saints know they are sinners.
feminist saint pupils
When feminists become saints, we will become their pupils.
want saint praying
Now I see that God prefers to work through intermediaries - Mary and the saints. . . He wants us to pray through Mary and not only directly.
saint wimps made
Great saints have often been made out of great sinners, but not one was ever made out of a wimp.
given human responsibility
A woman has a responsibility and a privilege that a man doesn't have of given birth to another human being.
god morning real
God's love is as objective as light. Because the sun in a sense is light, or the source of light rather than being lit, it really gives its light to the earth. And because the earth really receives light from the sun, it is really transformed every morning from darkness to light. Just as objectively, because God is love, God really gives love to us. And because we receive real life-changing love from God, we are really transformed from darkness to light.
mistake confused judging
The Inquisition confused sin with sinners and judged both. Modern Americans make the same mistake but judge neither.