Between Presumption and Despair: Further Thoughts on the Ordeal of Hope By Elizabeth Anderson I have written previously about the understanding of hope espoused by many of the monastic writers of Christian late antiquity. Rather than a passive orientation toward a future that wa... Read More...
The Ordeal of Hope: Practicing a Virtue Under Unpromising Conditions By Elizabeth Anderson The early 21st century presents many of us with a crisis of hope much more than a crisis of faith. There are the global issues: climate crisis, mass shootings, racial injustice, war. M... Read More...
Scholastic Ecumenism By David Hein In today’s world, all Anglican and Episcopal primary and secondary schools must negotiate the inclines, dips, and turns of multilane academic highways. Families have many options to choose from: public charter schools, progressive schools, cla... Read More...
Concerning the “Virtuous Pagan” Every year The Living Church's student essay contest draws several excellent submissions. The first-place essay will be published in the October issue of The Living Church magazine, but several other essays wer... Read More...
Mercy First, Then Forgiveness By Chip Prehn The more one knows, the more one’s mercy grows. He who knows all things is the most merciful of all. Lately the Sunday lessons from Holy Scripture appear to teach the same doctrine, whether the... Read More...
Sloth, Charity, and the Christmas “Pause” By Thomas Kincaid Did you know that every year — every single one — New Year’s Day is exactly one week after Christmas Day? Of course you did. It happens like, well, clockwork. For some reason, I remember the moment in my childhood that I came to this... Read More...
Audrey Hepburn and Temperance This is the sixth post in a series in which I explore what classic film actresses in iconic roles can teach us — and, more particularly, teach my now two fast-growing daughters — about the seven classic virtues... Read More...
Myrna Loy and Charity: The Thin Man This is the fifth post in a series in which I explore what classic film actresses in iconic roles can teach us — and, more particularly, my fast-growing daughter — about the seven classic virtues. These posts f... Read More...
