Sainthood
The Wisdom of Brigid ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Brigid prevailed powerfully with the heathen because she was as human as the heathen. That is to…
St. Philip Neri, the Oratorio, & Christian Culture…
The history of the oratorio proper begins in St. Philip Neri’s oratory chapel, where the story of…
Rooted in Christ ~ The Imaginative Conservative
From the first moment of his conversion, rivetingly recounted in the pages of his Confessions,…
This Hour in This Place ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Augustine was standing at a precipice when he heard the story of two men very much like himself. He…
St. Augustine’s Destiny ~ The Imaginative Conservative
The first half of Augustine’s life was spent amid the remnants of a Greek and Roman world; the…
St. Joseph, Exemplar Worker ~ The Imaginative…
From Adam working the garden to Christ doing the works of the Father, the Scriptures prominently…
The Impact of St. Augustine ~ The Imaginative…
The sheer impact of St. Augustine upon the life of the Church, of the emerging medieval world he…
Transcending the World ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Part of the continuing fascination of Augustine for people who know almost nothing of the period in…
The Choice Between Love of God and Love of Self ~ The…
Putting it in precise Augustinian terms, it is the choice between the love of God and the love of…
Christian Mystical Contemplation ~ The Imaginative…
Meditation is a means to an end; contemplation is that end. It is our eternal destiny which we will…
