Penitential Solidarity
As we continue to discover abuse, Pope Francis and others are rightly leading the whole Church in this corporate confession of sin.
Attending to Creation’s Wonder
St Basil: “I want creation to penetrate you with so much admiration that everywhere, wherever you may be, the least plant may bring to you the clear remembrance of the Creator.”
St. Basil’s Wisdom on Community
St. Basil shows us why life in community is of greater advantage than life in solitary retirement.
Unseen Warfare
The Christian life is an arena of battle. The text Unseen Warfare offers powerful weapons, in the form of advice on passions and possessions.
I want you to use me
When Augustine says that God alone is to be enjoyed, and everything else — including human beings — used, he does not mean that everything besides God is worthless.
Get on with it
The constant worry I’m not doing things as well or as effectively as I could still simmers beneath the surface.
Where are we looking?
Rowan Williams: "It is more attractive to go in quest of the real Church than to seek for the pattern of Cross and Resurrection in the heart of where we happen to find ourselves. But Ramsey implicitly warns us that the quest can be a way back to the self-defining and self-protective religious institution that always distorts or stifles the gospel."
Glorious apparel
Mightier than the sound of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, mightier is the LORD who dwells on high.