because he has assumed by successful imitation the outworking and particularity of God’s own doing of good?”

-St Maximus the Confessor

“‘As you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me’ and, of course, God is the one who is speaking—how much more does he show that the one who is able to do good and does it truly is God according to grace and participation,

Found in: www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...

“If the people applaud those who supply them with pleasures rather than those who offer salutary advice; if no one imposes disagreeable duties or forbids perverse delights… if provinces are under rulers who are regarded not as directors of conduct but… providers of material satisfactions” (ciu 2.20)

They certainly are, and in agreement with Chris Hedges, I’d add our large entertainment networks that call themselves news networks to this list.

Thanks @dstephenlong.bsky.social for sharing.