Tag: formation
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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.
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Peter: The Man Jesus Called Rock
Jesus looked at a fisherman he’d just met and gave him a name that belonged to God alone. Before Simon had done anything remarkable—before he’d followed, witnessed a miracle, or proven himself steady—he was called Rock. Why would Jesus name someone for who they hadn’t yet become? And what does that renaming tell us about…
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The First One Called
He was not lost. When we meet Andrew he is already in the wilderness, already listening, already searching for something he could not yet name. This is the story of the first one called — the man who found the treasure and spent his entire life giving it away.