I hate the dentist office. I hate scheduling the 6-month check-up. I hate the smell of the office. I hate the little suction thing that takes out all your spit. I hate the way the dentist tries to talk […]
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The Christian story (Creation à Fall à Israel à Jesus à Kingdom/Church/Restoration) is the story of God’s initiative, action and accomplishments. The narrative is “God saves us” – in every thing, in every way. We are not spectators, but we […]
Continue readingThis is from the Foreword to one of Thomas Merton’s last books, Contemplative Prayer: There is a line in William Blake that says that “we are put on earth for a little space that we may learn to bear the […]
Continue readingGuest post by: Amanda Weise This morning when I opened up the Magnificat, there was a reflection titled “Jumpmaster Shepherd” from a priest named Father Peter Pompossello (pages 91-92 of Holy Week 2017. Go read it). He talks about […]
Continue readingAs a Church whose popularity and place at the cultural table have weakened, we are generally afraid to talk about sin nowadays. It does bring up a genuine problem. Never before has a human culture been so isolated. Technology has […]
Continue readingKeep still. Let Him do some work. These are some of my favorite words from Thomas Merton, the great spiritual writer. Merton’s writings about prayer and the contemplative life have been some of the most beautiful and challenging for me. […]
Continue readingImagine, for a moment, that you’re God. No one has ever seen you, no one really knows who you are. There have been prophets to speak on your behalf, there have been whispers within souls and signs throughout Creation – […]
Continue readingNo one needs any convincing that we live in a break-neck-speed culture. More than anything, we are busy. So if we go, go, go almost all the time, then why is it that we intentionally take times to not do […]
Continue readingWhat’s the opposite temptation from ideology? Over the past few centuries, the West has seen a dizzying storm of idea-systems (claiming near-redemptive powers) that have dueled it out on a global stage. –Ism after –ism tries to fit society into […]
Continue readingI must admit that when I was asked to read and then write a review of Dr. Scott Hahn’s latest book, The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages, I wasn’t captured by the title or the perceived subject matter. […]
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