The importance of persistent prayer and valuing the wisdom of a diverse community in overcoming divisions in the church.
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Second Week of Advent: The Hope (Scholar’s Compass)
Advent invites us to bring before God every weary and wasted place in us and around us . . .
Book Review: A Glorious Dark, by A. J. Swoboda
An exploration of living in the tension of the glorious hope of Christian faith and the dark, unsettling realities of our lives through reflections grouped around the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the Triduum of Holy Week. A great book to read reflectively during Holy Week [April 9 – 16, 2017].
Hope: First Week of Advent (Scholar’s Compass)
As the church year commences and the Advent season begins again, we are called to hope, prepare, watch, and rejoice. These shorter, gray sky days often point to the reality that our whole being is aching for something more, something deeper.
Book Review: Is Your Lord Large Enough?
In “Is Your Lord Large Enough?”, Peter J. Schakel turns to the writing of C.S. Lewis on topics concerning the formation of Christians and provides a “digest” of Lewis’s writing around key topics drawn from his letters, fiction, and non-fiction books and essays.