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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...

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The 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...

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Lion 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...

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The 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...

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The 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...

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The 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...

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Of 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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