Gregory the Great on Compassion and Contemplation
What is the relationship between pastoral ministry and the Christian vocation of contemplation?
A Gregorian corollary to the Benedict Option
It can be far too easy to project onto the Benedict Option a rose-colored nostalgia for a simpler, pre-industrial medieval past: a cozy escape into the world of craft beer and Brother Cadfael.
A holy gluttony?
There is a holy gluttony in which we have only begun to indulge. May we remember to do so this Advent.
Teaching with power and love
The teachers and theologians of the Church will not escape present or final judgment, if they refuse to speak up and speak well in our time.
Keeping Easter in a world of change
My early formation as an Episcopalian was shaped to a large extent by the first person I ever felt confident in calling “my priest.” Among his many notable features, I learned much from the way he kept Easter. ... Read More...