Conversations: Shannon Evans, author of ‘The Mystics Would Like a Word’
Author Shannon Evans tells ELLIE DAVIS, of Religion News Service, that studying the mystics “can help us learn to mine the depths of ourselves and learn how to discern what we trust within ourselves”…
Essay: Pope Francis may have surprised many by inviting comedians to the Vatican, but the value of humour has deep roots in Catholic tradition
JOANNE M PIERCE, a specialist in medieval Christian history, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at how Christians have long embraced the role of humour as a valuable part of Christian spirituality…
Sight-Seeing: The Bible suggests even God gets lonely. Why don’t religious people talk more about it
There is much to be learned from loneliness: prophecy, solidarity, fun, freedom – even creativity, writes DWIGHT LEE WOLTER in an article first published on Religion News Service…
Saints of Past Ages: Rebooting Hildegard of Bingen
SUSAN GARTHWAITE, author of ‘Saint Hildegard: Ancient Insights for Modern Seekers’, looks at how insights of 12th century German saint speak to our times…