Some cool excerpts from The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism , edited by Bernard McGinn. Gregory of Nyssa, THE LIFE OF MOSES   ...

It took me 30 years to figure out how to talk about Love Your Enemies – you can watch … or read the following section, which subverts the a...

A long time ago I heard a sermon where the preacher pointed out that John the Baptist never appears on any Christmas cards – even though he ...

In July of 200 2, I was in Assisi with my daughter, thinking about history, things Catholic, and St. Francis, when I received the news that ...

True saints never dwell in splendid isolation; they inevitably give birth to other saints, who influence still others – and it might eventua...

Paul Elie , after looking at some old photographs of Dorothy Day, suggested that she “doesn’t look like someone who might make you want to ...

October 4 is the feast day of St. Francis – not his birthday, but the date of his death; for the faithful, it is the end of life, its consum...