Sin Thoughts By Victor Lee Austin "The first thing to get straight is whether you believe there is such a thing as sin.” It was my initial meeting for spiritual direction with the late J. Robert Wright, professor at t... Read More...
What Is a Child? By Neil Dhingra What is a child? For Karl Rahner, a child is already a Mensch. If children have to grow, strengthen, learn, and mature, what must remain is a mystery in childhood, “which endows us with the p... Read More...
Social Media That Doesn’t Shrink Your Soul? By Jon Jordan There are lots of reasons to be wary of social media, and there is no shortage of opinions currently being published about a certain billionaire’s looming purchase of a certain network. While I have plenty of opinions on that matter, I will re... Read More...
The Viaticum of a Victim Mentality By Micah Hogan From all disordered and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us. — The Great Litany, BCP 1979, pg. 149. If your interactions ... Read More...
Alexander Schmemann, Mary and the Anthropological Heresy By Leander Harding St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press is bringing out more of Alexander Schmemann’s occasional writings, including remarks for academic gatherings and talks that were originally given in Russian o... Read More...
Building for Humans: A Primer on Christian Architecture By Stewart Clem How do we know that God cares about architecture? Perhaps the clearest answer is found in the book of Exodus. In fact, most of the second half of the book consists of the Lord’s instructions for building and furnishing the tabernacle. The Lo... Read More...
De-Normalizing the New Normal By Timothy P. O’Malley When the nation “shut down” in March of 2020, the phrase “the new normal” assumed a degree of prominence in public discourse. The new normal meant working from home (at least for those... Read More...
Grammar of Faith: The New Adam By George Sumner Strive to enter through the narrow gate. Sometimes history and culture come to cast a question in a different light. The late George Lindbeck, my Doktorvater, once commented that in the pre-m... Read More...
