There are many things that I don't know. But this I do know the best foundation for a real and vibrant faith is questioning, doubt, revision, and the courage to keep doing all three.
For those seeking to follow Jesus into the deep places this Holy Week, Tomas Halik's Touch the Wounds: On Suffering, Trust, and Transformation is a worthy companion for the journey.
"Something special happened here," the president of the Irish bishops' conference said at the end of a continental assembly of European Catholics, held as part of the pope's process to reinvigorate the Synod of Bishops.
The Seminaryâs man of letters
Q & A with Father Stephen Rowan, professor of literature at Mount Angel Seminary Fr. Stephen Rowan is a professor of literature at Mount Angel Seminary. He also gives popular public lectures on Dante, Shakespeare and other literary topics. (Courtesy Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary) 5/10/2021 12:56 PM
select A well-written, contemporary account of the life of Jesus. Lohfinkâs other books are also recommended. A meditative novel on the power of a blessing. This book is related to Robinsonâs other novels, âHome,â âLilaâ and âJackâ but can be read on its own. An intelligent, spirited, even jaunty account of how people kept their faith under the trying circumstances of persecution in the Soviet-occupied Czech Republic. Halikâs thoughts have implications for all Christians in the modern world.