Tag: Scalia
She’s a Tertiary? He’s an Oblate? What Is That About?
The great religious orders have always included layfolk in their number, some of whom have become saints Not long ago, someone on Facebook messaged me: “If I didn’t know you were OSB, I’d think you were OP.” The person is a Lay Dominican — what used to be called a Dominican Tertiary (tertiary referring to… Read More ›
Do you look at those around you with Godly eyes, or tempted ones?
The great Russian Orthodox monk and Metropolitan, Anthony Bloom, has left a wealth of wonderful spiritual reading — his book Beginning to Pray is one of those amazing, small books that has something worth underlining and taking to contemplation on every page — and his book Courage to Pray is a similarly illuminating, but brief, read…. Read More ›
St. Benedict Knew How to Beat the Blues
A while back, for whatever reason, I was most uncharacteristically doing battle with the devilish little megrim that is acedia. Actually, “doing battle” sounds romantic and pro-active. It would be more accurate to say I have been whining, and sitting before my oratory with nothing but a keening emptiness in my heart and mind and… Read More ›