Comment on The Centering Prayer

It has come to my attention that the comment function is not working on this weblog, and apparently has not been for some time. My apologies to any and all who may have wished to respond to my observations. I am looking into fixing the problem. The friend who alerted...

A Visionary Equivalent

I agree that a religion without a “goddess” is somehow incomplete. But I don’t agree that there needs to be a Christian dogma to that effect. On the contrary, as I note in my article on Schuon’s Mariology, “Colorless Light and Pure Air”––and as I suggest in another...

Hierarchical Non-Dualism

Yes, I certainly do believe that there is, or at least can be, an advaitic form of Christianity; as a matter of fact I’m at work on a book on the subject. I realize this may come as something of a surprise. But as I see it, that’s because you mistakenly...

Vigils and the Virtues

It’s risky, as you will no doubt appreciate, to advise a person one has never met regarding such a practice. In principle, yes: struggling against one’s desire for sleep—refusing to be controlled by the appetitive part of the soul, requiring instead...

The Essence of Christmas

What would I say is “the essence of Christmas”? I believe I’d demur, and rather than trying to come up with something profound of my own—a foolish quest!—I’d quote instead one of my all-time favorite poems, “The Blessed Virgin...

Domestic Policy

How best to conduct foreign policy while being loyal to Christ, the incarnate Logos? That’s an excellent question, the answer to which, I confess, is way beyond me. Here’s what I can say, however: If you’re looking for a manual on the best way of...