I. The Importance of Motives I have called a good motive and simplicity the window of the spiritual house. What is a motive? It is, as it were, the internal spring of action that prompts or influences a particular deed. For example, if I give alms to obtain God’s grace or, conversely, to gain human … Continue reading The Value of Our Deeds Before God – On Good and Evil Motives – St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar