This year, my Lenten series is looking at the Ways of the Saints, what we might learn and apply from the lives of those who have embodied Christ in a particularly poignant or instructive way. Today will be a bit different, as my thoughts are on the life of a family member who passed away … Continue reading The Way of the ‘Holy Fool’
It’s easy to think of the Saints as people from the distant past, their stories more legend than reality. And yet, as Christians, we believe that the same Holy Spirit that inspired the prophets and apostles of old continues to be at work in the world — yes, in the days of the Roman Empire … Continue reading St. Olga of Kwethluk and the Way of Showing Up
One of the better known concepts of Christian spirituality today is the idea of the ‘Dark Night of the Soul.’ But juts because It’s well-known doesn't mean it's well understood. It refers to an extended period of spiritual dryness in which no consolation can be found, but which, in hindsight, is paradoxically experienced as a … Continue reading St. John of the Cross and the Way of the Dark Night
Matthew Root 