Tomáš Halík on Wrestling with God
Si comprehendis, non es Deus. “If you have understood it,” – or think you have understood it – “then you can be sure that it… Read More »Tomáš Halík on Wrestling with God
Si comprehendis, non es Deus. “If you have understood it,” – or think you have understood it – “then you can be sure that it… Read More »Tomáš Halík on Wrestling with God
Traditional notions of hell paled in comparison with the inventions of 20th-century totalitarian regimes: Hitler’s and Stalin’s concentration camps. And compared to technological miracles and… Read More »Tomáš Halík on Modernity, Optimism and Naked Hope
Every culture is like a plant. It must have its roots in the earth, and for sunlight it needs to be open to the spiritual.… Read More »Christopher Dawson: Culture, Cult and Cultivation
Puzzle (Tension) “Hmm – What? Did an editor’s keyboard get stuck on copy and paste, and paste, and paste? This is Sarah Ruden – it… Read More »Sarah Ruden: (More than a) Footnote
Some questions to bear in mind: Who’s it for? (Who is your project- or organisation, or life – supposed to be serving? What’s the official… Read More »God’s Servant [Jakarta edition]
In years like this – of cancellations and deferrals, of plans falling apart – it’s natural to focus on how you’ve been thwarted and what… Read More »What are you being given?
Fear is a pervasive quality of our lives. Fear makes us think in terms of scarcity. It makes us think “This is a dangerous world.… Read More »Henri Nouwen on fear and scarcity
Does it matter who says it? Science says: “It doesn’t matter who said it. What matters is the evidence and the reasoning.” Science is the… Read More »Who says?
The second group of you – and I can see it in your eyes – is saying: “Ah, it’s possible to build the perfect entrepreneurial… Read More »Seth Godin on uncertainty: starting before you see the end
Where does the drama of history get its material? From the “unending conversation”* that is going on at the point in history when we are… Read More »Marcus Borg on unending conversation