Christian contemplation thrown into the muddy highways of the world : encouragement : experiences : resources
Blessed John Soreth was a Carmelite of the fifteenth century who wrote an important commentary on the rule of that order. In it, he gives what I think is a good synthesis of a lot of pre-modern thought on Christian contemplation. I owe my knowledge of this summary to Saint Titus Brandsma: This treatment of …
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Last month, in the middle of writing my massive project on Marcel Văn and clerical abuse, I got into a brief exchange on X (formerly Twitter). Now, that is often an unwise thing to do. But in this case, I had to address that persistent slander about the Holy Father that I just can’t stand. …
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Contemplative in the Mud 