Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve been reading Jacques Ellul on the difficulty of prayer in modern life. He writes: “The man [sic] of our times does not know how to pray; but much more than that, he has neither the desire nor need to do so. He does not find the deep source of prayer within...
Jun 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
The academic literature connecting religious fundamentalism and psychosis is extensive. In my experience as both a clinical psychiatrist and priest, I believe that we see this illness both individually and collectively within the Orthodox Church. Fortunately, the...
Jun 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
"Jesus was never less than a moralist and always more than a moralist. Jesus forgave as no moralist can and made a demand larger than any moralist would." Jaroslav Pelikan in conversation with David Goa I often regard moralism as a symptom of immaturity—a...
May 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 1373 a young woman lies on her bed of sickness receiving her last rites; a crucifix is set before her that she might take comfort therein. Nonetheless, she does not depart from this world and instead, with her eyes turned towards the cross, she embarks on a...
May 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Photo at Weil's grave by David Watson Introduction Suffering is the experience in one’s deepest being of the evil that is everywhere in the world.[1] According to Simone Weil, in the realm of suffering, affliction is set apart as something that grips the...
May 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
In this article, I will describe and analyze the use of Scripture and imagination in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, paying attention to the role, benefits, dangers and safeguards regarding the use of imagination in prayer. Then I will comment...
