If We Are to Follow Christ
Considered a spiritual masterpiece, A Serious Call published in 1729, stands the test of time and challenges Christians to participate in a common life centered on the precepts of the Gospel.
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Spiritual Keys of Liberation
Today we celebrate the feast day of Saint Sam Shoemaker, Episcopal priest and deeply influential voice within the Alcoholics Anonymous community.
Outward and Visible Signs of Friendship
Saint Aelred of Rievaulx is known for his work on spiritual friendship. What a time to be confronted with the idea of spiritual friendship, when friendship might feel like the furthest-away love we are feeling.
Hoping for an Enlargement of Vision
Stretching the confines of what was possible for women’s leadership, Julia Chester Emery’s work changed the church and the world in her decades long ministry.
Holy contradictions: commemorating Thomas Merton
Back when my middle-aged sons were little boys, another young mom from church handed me a copy of Thomas Merton’s
Margery Kempe’s Devils and Demons
Today we observe the commemoration of Saint Margery Kempe, a presence within the Christian faith and life for a variety of reasons, not least of which how well her wailing was known to the people in her vicinity.
All Saints: Bound by Water
A few years ago, I ran across a video of a toddler playing in the rain for the first time. As someone who loves the rain, I was immediately captivated.
Saint Teresa, the Cloud Of Witnesses, and Chronic Pain
When I was 11 years old, I began having head splitting aches.
Seeing Humanity in the Saints We Don’t Like
If Jerome is right, and if you and I are going to be friends in the course of this post, I should start by being honest. I don’t really like Jerome.
