OK, so I am several days late, but it doesn’t seem right that a blog dedicated to moral theology should allow the passing of the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy without comment. Several events have...
Read MoreAs an undergraduate at St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN, I used to run the “chapel trail” through the woods around Lake Sagatagan. On the way we would pass a statue of Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680),...
Read MoreMichael Casey, a Cistercian monk of Tarrawarra Abbey in Australia, writes that the entire order of monastic life is directed to helping the person attune him or herself to and live in accord with the workings of God’s...
Read MoreSt. Benedict dedicates four chapters of his rule (RB, ch. 8-11) to a discussion of the “night office,” or what is also referred to as Vigils. The night office is a part of the monastic Liturgy of the Hours, during...
Read MoreIsaiah 63: 16-17; 64: 2-7 Psalm 80 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9 Mark 13: 33-37 There is a decidedly apocalyptic tone to the readings for today – that is, the expectation that some kind of radical intervention by God is coming, and...
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