I now share with you some quotes from a few books piled up in a corner of my office. I had hoped at the end of last year, to stack all of my New Year readings up in that one place. Perhaps next year. The problem is that I read at "stations:" some Continue Reading
December 12, 2009 8 Comments
Advent Quotes for Reflection on the Nativity of Jesus Christ
I always seek to place a "reflections" in the bulletin. I believe that for most people the Church, and in particular the liturgy of the Church, is the primary way that the sacred words and the familiar words and the poetry and literature of Western Continue Reading
June 23, 2009
Simple, Not Complex: Remaining Faithful to Our Vision
I shared these thoughts this morning in a letter to our faculty and staff. I share them with you. Dear Friends in Christ at RTS Charlotte and RTS Orlando: I read a great quote in the WSJ today that I had to share with you as I am praying for you all. It Continue Reading
June 26, 2008
Nothing Can Save Us That is Possible
I am reading W.H. Auden's Collected Longer Poems while on vacation. Throught the oncoming heaviness of sleep last night, as I lay reading, seeking the soothing medicinal dust of my summer reading pile, I came across this, which did indeed soothe my mind, Continue Reading
