Author: David Novak

Quotes

The work of man is to respond to the Covenant by obeying the commandments of the Torah, those commandments that can be obeyed here and now.

The work of man is to respond to the Covenant by obeying the commandments of the Torah, those commandments that can be obeyed here and now.

- David Novak

Cultural synthesis is how a compromise between various opinions is worked out. But truth does not change, and truth is not arrived at by some sort of compromise.

Cultural synthesis is how a compromise between various opinions is worked out. But truth does not change, and truth is not arrived at by some sort of compromise.

- David Novak

God chose us to live both in body and in soul, but the body functions for the sake of the soul more than the soul functions for the body.

God chose us to live both in body and in soul, but the body functions for the sake of the soul more than the soul functions for the body.

- David Novak

A fully positive relationship between Christians and Jews is one that would elide all differences.

A fully positive relationship between Christians and Jews is one that would elide all differences.

- David Novak

The one and only time I met Pope Benedict XVI was when he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.

The one and only time I met Pope Benedict XVI was when he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.

- David Novak

The Vatican's recognition of the State of Israel in 1997 could not have occurred without John Paul's leadership.

The Vatican's recognition of the State of Israel in 1997 could not have occurred without John Paul's leadership.

- David Novak

Foundational autonomy asserts instead that in the most fundamental practical sense, I am my own creator, which means that at the core, I am alone.

Foundational autonomy asserts instead that in the most fundamental practical sense, I am my own creator, which means that at the core, I am alone.

- David Novak

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