A Different Reality
Discovering the presence of God in the world is like a person finding treasure buried in a field. Having discovered it they cover it...
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Genuine Consolation
Compunction is much more than simply feeling sorry. It also carries with it an integrated sense that something more truthful has come to...
Oct 20, 20231 min read
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The Greatest Idol
A brother received the garb of a monk. Upon doing so he returned to his cell telling others. I am now a monk. But when the Fathers...
Oct 19, 20231 min read
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Stringfellow's Arc
There are two aspects to engaging with the world as a Christian. The first is personal openness to the actual experience of God who is...
Oct 11, 20231 min read
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On Advice
Become not a lawgiver unto thyself. - The Paradise of the Desert Fathers A beginner is by definition inexperienced...the emphasis here...
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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Footnote
Behaviourally speaking there is a strong analogy here between the early eremitical insights and insistence of staying in one's cell and...
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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Wandering Thoughts
Wandering thoughts come down to this. It is like a female donkey with a nursing colt. As long as she is tied up her foal will return to...
Sep 22, 20231 min read
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