In his commentary on the book of Job, Pope St Gregory the Great outlines a distinction between the imposition of power led by will and the testimony of quiet authority led by conscience.

Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, shares this on art, the true and the beautiful…

Taken from Fr John Nepil‘s To Heights and Unto Depths: Letters from the Colorado Trail: “Creation felt symphonic Everything from the wildflowers below to the stratus clouds above spoke of order and design. The ancients had a word for this-one that would in time become intensely meaningful for Christians. They called it logos. Some words… Read More

It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park, sitting under a tree overlooking the river. I remember that it was the Penguin Classics edition translated by David McDuff, and that I couldn’t put it down.