By Timothy Jones On the surface, the short quote seems profound enough, and jarring in a good way: “Silence is God’s first language.” The line is variously attributed online to the Sufi mystic Rumi or to St. John of the Cross. While the 16th-century contemplative saint did speak of the importance of stilling our words in God’s presence, the remark belongs to Thomas … [Read more...] about Why God’s First Language Is Not Silence
Archives for April 14, 2022
New: 4/24 TLC Online
The April 24 Spring Books issue of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. The leaders of most of the provinces of the Anglican Communion gathered in late March, and there were too many primates to fit on our cover. Not to worry, there's a two-page spread just inside the cover, with a handy ID chart as well, and Mark Michael covers their discussions … [Read more...] about New: 4/24 TLC Online
COVID Leaves a Ugandan School in Crisis
By Jesse Masai Correspondent Paul Natuhumuriza remembers growing up without electricity and plumbing in a mud-walled house in Kyempene, a village in rural southwestern Uganda. At a tender age he showed academic promise. His parents ensured that he attended a nearby school with brutal tutors. He sat on floors smeared with cow dung in rooms without window shutters, … [Read more...] about COVID Leaves a Ugandan School in Crisis
Sewanee Strives to Transform Its Culture
By Kirk Petersen Despite an embarrassing setback caused by racial slurs shouted at a lacrosse game, America's most Episcopal university is working methodically to transcend its history and become a more diverse and inclusive institution. Sewanee: The University of the South — founded by slaveholding Episcopal bishops just before the Civil War — has hired an … [Read more...] about Sewanee Strives to Transform Its Culture
O Daughter Jerusalem
By Sarah Cornwell Maundy Thursday A Reading from Lamentations 2:10-18 10 The elders of daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the young girls of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. 11 My eyes are spent with weeping; my stomach churns; my bile is poured out on the ground because of … [Read more...] about O Daughter Jerusalem