In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the centerpiece doctrine is incarnation. Perhaps the greatest text ever written on the incarnation was composed in the 4th century by Athanasius of Alexandria. His defense of the councils of Nicaea and Constantinople that Jesus was...
David Wells works for a Roman Catholic diocese promoting adult education, and teaches religious studies. When he meets new people, he is often asked “What do you do?” When he tells exactly what he does, “usually the only person to stick around to hear more was the...
For Pentecost, or anytime you are using the metaphor of “fire” in your preaching: This is the note Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French physicist, mathematician, and theologian recorded after having a vision at night in 1654: “Fire. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God...
For Pentecost, or anytime you are using the metaphor of “fire” in your preaching: This is the note Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French physicist, mathematician, and theologian recorded after having a vision at night in 1654: “Fire. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God...
“What are you, Lord, what are you? What shall my heart conceive you to be? Assuredly you are life; you are wisdom; you are truth; you are goodness; you are blessedness; you are eternity; and you are every true good.” St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) To access...
A prayer entitled “Prayer to the Holy Family” from Pope Francis in his recent Amoris Laetitia (“On Love in the Family”) released 08 May 2016: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, In you see contemplate The splendor of true love, To you we turn with trust. Holy Family of...
