If St. Brigit were here she’d pour you a pint of her own good ale while you read about her. February 1 is her feast day and I wanted to celebrate three fine qualities of this second patron of Ireland. First Cheer: To a Remarkable Leader of the Church Brigit (ca. 454 – ca. 524; […]
The Little Known Secret to Seeing God at Work
Last week I posted on John Beadle, the English Puritan who wrote the first book on journal keeping as a spiritual discipline back in 1656. It is an odd book — Beadle could have used a good editor. It is also a wise book — he has excellent advice that can make journaling a fantastic […]
3 Reasons You and I Need God to Go to Bat for Us
In several posts on the Trinity I have talked about the Christian claim that Jesus, born of Mary, is really truly God — the eternal Second Person of the Trinity walking among us. In our time is that not a very strange claim? With our current mish-mosh of scientific and post-modern assumptions, will people be able […]
The Lesson Every Christian Needs to Learn from St. Thomas Aquinas
Tomorrow the Western Church commemorates St. Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274). What should we learn from this Doctor of the Church? A lot. For generations he was required study for Roman Catholics preparing for priesthood — no small influence there. He was also the whipping boy of the Reformation — Luther and Calvin disliked him a lot, […]
One Key Step toward a Life of Gratitude
In 1656, English Puritan John Beadle published a book on keeping a journal as a spiritual discipline: The Journal or Diary of a Thankful Christian. To his knowledge and mine, his book was the first on the topic. Ever since, I suppose, Christians have fallen into two camps: Those who like to write in journals and those […]
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