Christian contemplation thrown into the muddy highways of the world : encouragement : experiences : resources
Introduction To close Earth Month, there is a 50-year-old essay that I want to reproduce in its entirety. The reason for this is that I think the text is a precursor to many of the contemplative and eco-spirituality themes of Pope Francis, and it is found in one of the authors he has remarked to …
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One of the paragraphs of the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Christus Vivit that has flown most unfortunately under the radar is the following: For those who are not called to marriage or the consecrated life, it must always be remembered that the first and most important vocation is the vocation we have received in baptism. Those …
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There are many passages in Scripture that give us pause. Sometimes this happens because we don’t initially understand what is being said. Other times it happens because we misunderstand what is being said. In yet other cases, this happens because we do in fact understand what is being said. One of the most arresting passages …
Contemplative in the Mud 