Summary: This is a fictional account of the life of St. Brendan, often known as the Navigator. Buechner traces his life from being taking by St. Erc at one through his early years, the establishment of his leadership in founding Clonfert and in making kings, and most of all his marathon journeys, one lasting seven years.
Frederick Buechner
Calling, Vocation, and Asher Lev
A few weeks ago, my friend and colleague Nan Thomas got in touch with me, wanting to discuss Chaim Potok’s 1972 novel My Name Is Asher Lev. According to Nan, I had once recommended this book for discussions of calling and vocation among faculty and graduate students. I couldn’t remember making that recommendation, but it […]
What gives Kent Annan focus as he shares on campus?
One element that I needed to integrate quickly became clear because it was almost always the first question that came up: vocation.
Do You Have a Mission Statement? Part II
Introduction Since I only had one respondent to Do You Have a Mission Statement?, maybe this topic is even more important than I thought (or maybe it’s been overdone. Feel free to comment on this topic if you desire). As you may remember, I’m sharing my notes from a presentation by a physician who spoke […]