Don’t Neglect to Meet Together By Grayson P. Walker It’s a cliché, but it’s true. Mountaintop moments — like Moses’ on Sinai (Ex. 31:18), or Elijah’s on Horeb (1 Kgs. 19:8) — energize and sustain us for the long haul. Which means that eve... Read More...
Is Our Gratitude Alone Enough? By Calvin Lane Everyone here is just more than contented to be living and dying in three quarter time. Jimmy Buffet, “Nautical Wheelers” Through bleary eyes, the addict recognizes the wounds he has inflicte... Read More...
The Hidden Lives of the Church’s Religious (Part Two) The external witness of vowed religious — habits, cloister, the Opus Dei (the daily round of psalms, hymns, and collects recited in chapel) — are the first things Christians notice about the monastics among them. But, of course, that is not the whole story of the charism and fruit of the religious life
The Hidden Lives of the Church’s Religious (Part One) Why have so many religious communities determined that the distinctive separation of religious men and women from the laity is a problem to be erased?
Deepen your love through habit To practice the habit of loving God entails recognizing the secular liturgies that purport to be a way to love.
The impulse to revise: The habit of American prayer books Is prayer book revision a rational response to a current encounter? Or could this perhaps represent a more habitual response?
5 holy habits of discipleship Opposition and hardship can bring out a person’s genuine character. That was certainly true in the case of Jesus. When Jesus decided to “set his face to go to Jerusalem,” the city that “kills the prophets and s... Read More...
