Androgyny of the Virtues

When the Bible says we were created “in the image of God, male and female created He them” (Genesis 1:26), the implication is that the Divine is at once masculine and feminine, and that our participation in God (2 Peter 1:4) thus entails the realization of...

Life as Ascesis

You’ll perhaps be disappointed with my response, but I don’t think the answer to your question is significantly different from the answer one would give to anyone who is struggling to rise above the demands, the aches, and the pains of the body or the...