The freedom not to know
As a footnote on my previous post, I should say that Kennedy’s statement appeals to me because it connects with the Christian apophatic tradition, which is precisely a tradition of not knowing. Richard...
View ArticleThe challenge
If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it. This is one of the statements that I most associate with Richard Rohr; and it is one that he must have said dozens of times. And so...
View ArticleLion Isaiahists and Wolf Isaiahists battling over the Peaceable Kingdom
The Lion Isaiahists and the Wolf Isaiahists both preached on street corners, battling when they met: they were at odds over whether it was the lion or the wolf that would lie down with the lamb once...
View ArticleThe Great Chain of Being à la Auntie Muriel
Some lines from Margaret Atwood’s novel Life before Man: Auntie Muriel is unambiguous about most things. Her few moments of hesitation have to do with members of her own family. She isn’t sure where...
View ArticleThe one and only test
The one and only test of a valid religious idea, doctrinal statement, spiritual experience or devotional practice [is] that it must lead directly to practical compassion. If your understanding of the...
View ArticleThe great falsity of colonisation, the art of letting go – and some other...
John O’Donohue is one of the most evocative writers I know. His books, his thoughts, his phraseology are like beautiful cathedrals to me, beautiful cathedrals made of words. Here are some passages from...
View ArticleOf spiritual rebels, untamable hearts and a God who is bigger than religion
Here is another instalment of thoughts from Krista Tippett’s book Becoming Wise. On religion or religiosity: Certain kinds of religiosity turned themselves into boxes into which too little light and...
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