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In the divine economy of grace, sin and failure become the base metal and raw material for the redemption experience itself. Much of organized religion, however, tends to be peopled by folks who have a mania for some ideal order, which is never the case, so they are seldom happy... Read More →

The pain of living a life so alienated from what is natural and pleasurable exacts a psychic cost: numbing. Most of us, winners and losers alike, are profoundly unable to grasp the severity of our loss. Numbness in turn produces amnesia about what a fully human life would be... Read More →

The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back;... Read More →

At some moment I did answer Yes to Someone — or Something — and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and that, therefore, my life in self-surrender had a goal. — Dag Hammarskjöld To be in control of one’s destiny, job, or finances is nearly... Read More →

Ten years ago, journalist Carl Honore was struck by the fact that he was totally controlled by our hasty, speed-worshiping society. In this Ted Talk, he gives a wide overview of the movement toward slowness and some of the personal and sociological implications of learning to... Read More →