When asked how much daily prayer was necessary, [seventeenth-century French bishop and saint Francis de Sales] is reported to have counseled that a half hour is sufficient each day, except when one is too busy. In that case, pray twice as long, an hour. – from Pope Francis, p. 82 Who wouldn’t want be likeContinue reading >>
Seven ways the conclave was counter-cultural
Most people feel at some point like they’re swimming upstream culturally. Often our family values, religious observance, or life experience puts us at odds with this thing called “culture”, which increasingly is synonymous with “whatever the corporate media is trying to sell us”. As a religion teacher, church historian, and artist, I very often find myself straddlingContinue reading >>