Tag: confessions
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Unraveling of the Thread
Sometimes the old map stops working. Job, Viktor Frankl, St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Ávila, and St. Augustine each approach the human search for direction from a different place. Perhaps the thread running through them all is leading us home.
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The Mountain Was Never the Point: A Reflection on Petrarch’s Birthday
On his 1336 climb of Mont Ventoux, Petrarch opened Augustine’s Confessions at the summit and was struck by a line about people admiring mountains while forgetting to look at themselves. A Monday reflection on inward attention.