the Beauty of Catholic Sanctity

That the Temple was destroyed doesn't mean in any way that Jewish sacrifice is essentially limited in or devoid of its instrumental value. It happened ultimately because God let it happen. Nevertheless, the world's post-Temple religiousity will be more benefited from an increased insight of the value of Jewish sacrifice in the Hebrew Scriptures than from a complete ignorance of it.

Detouring to visit friends are quite ordinary to me. Some say people should only do so for romantic relationships. But isn't it an even better thing to do what you do for your lover for more people?

Some things are hard but not mind-stretching. Other things are not hard but mind-stretching. It's like some puzzles have lots of pieces but look great upon finishing, while other puzzles are easy to finish but the pictures are hard to appreciate.

How should we understand the role of grace and work in salvation? It's like in the parable of ten virgins, the lamp is the grace given only by God, but we decide how much oil we prepare.

Flesh, though incapable of being in equal with God, can be the vessel of divinity, such as in the case of Jesus Christ. Similarly, human intellect, incapable of being in equal with the Wisdom of God, can nevertheless be the vessel of divine revelation.