Reflections on the Beginning of a New Era My church has entered a period of decline, even stripping, in which its social position is eroding, its institutions are collapsing, and its common life lies in tatters.
With Great Freedom Comes Responsibility Freedom for excellence means pursuing what is most appropriate for our good.
Five Theses on Church Discipline None of us, it seems, is fully practicing what the New Testament envisions for church discipline.
Epiphany Seen through Monastic Eyes The central theme for Epiphanytide is the manifestation of Christ to the world, which leads to the obvious exhortation that every Christian is called to repent and believe in the gospel.
The sore thumb, indispensable to the body When a certain burden must be borne by some more than others, do we suddenly adopt the pirate’s code that Those who fall behind are left behind?
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.
Suffer the little children Maybe having children is a goad to holiness because it shows us just how little progress we actually make in holiness.
