A post-liberal program: Milbank, Pabst, the human future John Milbank and Adrian Pabst argue that liberalism has led to a “war of all against all.”
Two concrete steps for the new Oxford Movement We know that we want to build Christ-filled relationships, and we know that our faith calls us to try to build just communities with those suffering from oppression. But it can be hard to figure out how to go about doing these things.
Advice for the weary pastor: Seneca and the Stoics A commonplace among clergy is that seminary hardly prepares the pastor for all the difficulties and trials found in the crucible of parish life, but a good seminary education at least furnishes an ability to identify the hardships as they come.
The art of leadership: Playing ‘piano’ The image of leadership being valorized in both the Church and the society in our time is the leader who can play the changes fortissimo. But is it not also important to be able to play softly?
Cruciform Epiphany One way of picturing the church calendar is as an unspooling thread, with each loop expanding the last. But this year, I’m pondering the complementary, and in some ways more elusive and profound, truth.
TBT: ‘The Year of the Lord’ “In this new year of the Lord that lies before us, there will be a plentiful measure of blood and tears. But, as always, Christ stands with outstretched, nail-scarred hands ready to make every man who responds to him an agent in the dispensation of His healing grace.”
More important than you thought: ‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’ For those of us who did not live through the Cuban Missile Crisis, the context may not be immediately evident.
‘What’s in a name?’: A meditation for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus Our minds at this year’s beginning are focused on him who will make all things new. Blessed be the name of the Lord: Jesus, “The Lord saves!”
