A Christmas Paradox
By Molly Jane Layton
When St. John the Evangelist wrote the Christmas story, he left out all of the Christmas. There are no angels, no shepherds, no wise men. No Mary, no Joseph, no manger. No birth announce... Read More...
The Logic of ‘But on the other hand…’
By George Sumner
Every Christian doctrine involves, somehow or other, saying two things at once. This doesn’t point to an occasional knot, but shows the nature of the subject itself. Prior to grappling with ... Read More...
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 paradox of this week
Our highly choreographed liturgies, our rituals of human achievement, may be tinged with failure.