“Whether we "spiritualize" our life or "secularize" our religion, whether we invite men to a spiritual banquet or simply join them at the secular one, the real life of the world, for which we are told God gave his only begotten Son, remains hopelessly beyond our religious grasp.” SpiritualitySecularismGospel Book:For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy Source: For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
“Centuries of secularism have failed to transform eating into something strictly utilitarian. Food is still treated with reverence...To eat is still something more than to maintain bodily functions. People may not understand what that 'something more' is, but they nonetheless desire to celebrate it. They are still hungry and thirsty for sacramental life.” PeopleMayStillsDesireCenturyEatingFunctionHungryTreatedCelebrateReverenceSecularismThirstyUtilitarianBodily Functions Author:Alexander Schmemann
