We Need the Church to Face the Quiet

For several years, I taught an undergraduate course on spiritual formation. Part of the class included readings from the desert fathers and mothers, who, following the example of Jesus (Luke 5:16), withdrew from society and went into the wilderness, embracing a life of self-denial and deep solitude.  My students dutifully completed the assignment, but they Read more...

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