St. Hildegard of Bingen lived in the 12th century. A remarkable woman, she founded a Benedictine convent, served as abbess of her community, studied medicine and physiology, including the use of medicinal herbs, composed and played hauntingly beautiful religious music,…
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Ancient Roots of a Modern Imperative
Sometimes I hear people speak disapprovingly about the actions and dreams of those who work for social justice. The “harrumphs” are loudest about those still living and active. Once the activist is no longer living and doing disturbing things, he…
An I-Thou Moment
She walked down the street with a somewhat shuffling gait, shoulders hunched with the weight of life’s challenges, and holding a cigarette by her side, from which she took an occasional puff. Her hair hung long, a bit below her…
An Advent Gift
A prayer for Advent and Christmas from Terry Hershey’s Sabbath Moment. Find it here. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
America | The National Catholic Weekly
America is the only national Catholic weekly magazine in the United States. Find it here. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Ambrose: Selected Works and Letters | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Welcome to the new Christian Classics Ethereal Library! The mission of the CCEL is to build up the church by making classic Christian writings available and promoting their use. Find it here. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
All Souls Day – The Mystery of Transition
According to Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican teaching, the communion of saints is made up of the faithful on earth (the church militant), the saints in purgatory (the church penitent) and the saints in heaven (the church triumphant). November 2, All…
The Sixth Gift: Reverence, by Susan T. Mahan
Reverence is rare in American society yet we love to see it. We are enthralled by dignity in great people. We appreciate graciousness and care, attention to detail, kindness to the helpless. We love to gaze on a photo by…
A Weekend With the Holy Trinity
A blog post review of William P Young’s allegory, “The Shack.” Includes a You Tube video discussion of the themes of the book. No spoilers included. Find it here. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
A Time for Gratitude and Caution
November 11 is the day Americans know as Veterans Day. It was originally called Armistice Day, the day the War to End all Wars simply stopped – brought to a close by the signing of the Armistice between the Allies…
