The Daily Offices: A Rich Resource of Anglican Spirituality
The Apostle Paul urges us to “pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 […]
Ben Crosby on the Benefits of Praying the Daily Offices
Ben Crosby is a young Anglican priest and theologian based in Montreal. In this short Substack essay, he describes how the part of the Anglican tradition known as The […]
Book Review: Repentance and Repair by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
A group of us at All Saints, Collingwood, recently completed a study of this book and I compiled a summary of it for our parish newsletter, passed on in […]
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on Repentance
Today on Yom Kipur, I’m grateful that Religion News Service chose this fitting day of atonement to post a short interview with American Rabbi, Danya Ruttenberg. Rabbi Danya […]
Theology Drop: Michael Di Fuccia on Owen Barfield, the Value of Humility, and Attending to Transcendence
Hi! Here’s a brief post to say that I’ve recently discovered a theologian, Michael Di Fuccia, who has some interesting things to say on spirituality, the contemplative life, and spiritual […]
Notable Quotable: Laurie Skow-Anderson On Asking God For Help
Depending on our traditions, some Christians are more comfortable than others at asking God for help, it seems to me. Some feel that God is able and willing to intervene […]
Notable Quotable: Richard Polt On The Lifeworld
This Sunday’s NYT had a great essay by Richard Polt, professor of philosophy at Xavier University in Cincinatti, challenging determinist and behavioural claims by scientist’s such as Edmund O. Wilson […]
Remembering Richard of Chichester
I was reminded today in my morning devotions that today is the feast of Richard of Chichester (1197-1253), and since I have a fondness for medieval saints, here is a […]
Peter Short on the Spiritual Life of the Chaplain
The following meditation was given by the Rev. Dr. Peter Short to the annual gathering of Canadian Forces Chaplains in June of this year, and is published here with his […]
“The Only Therapy Is Prayer”: A Whole Country With PTSD
Journalist Anna Badkhen has written an unnerving piece (Trauma Center; How do you bring peace to a country where everyone has PTSD and the only therapy is prayer?) about Afghanistan […]