
“Just as strokes of soot would ruin a perfect and extraordinarily beautiful portrait, so too inordinate appetites defile and dirty the soul, in itself a perfect and extremely beautiful image of God.”
– St. John of the Cross
Exploring the intersections between Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christianity
“Just as strokes of soot would ruin a perfect and extraordinarily beautiful portrait, so too inordinate appetites defile and dirty the soul, in itself a perfect and extremely beautiful image of God.”
– St. John of the Cross