As certain Thomists understood it, there is at times demanded of us a hard going effort in the service of God. At such times, the wind of the Spirit appears to have been stilled, and we, so to speak must take up our oars and row. “We’d be alright if we make it around the horn!” In such times … Continue reading Roll the Old Chariot: The Wind of the Spirit in Our Sails
There was a gardener who filled his garden with plants of all kinds that he might have good food to eat throughout the long year. In that garden were fruits and vegetables, nuts, herbs, spices, and vines. He hedged his garden about with strong walls to protect it, and to each plant he gave water … Continue reading Two Fruit Trees
For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 Is it not pleasant to find that which we had not even known we had longed for? Continue reading With Groanings too Deep for Words
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