While at the Holy Cross Abbey retreat center in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, I ask Monk A if he’s ever heard of Evagrius, whose writings I keep seeing referenced in stuff I’m reading. Eagerly, he says yes and that Evagrius (unlike me, he pronounces it correctly, ee-VAY-gree-us), a fourth-century Desert Father, is featured in a chapter… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Steps to Spiritual Perfection
Day: June 30, 2018
Friends in Faith: David Cortner
To me, David Cortner is a wizard. As my webmaster, he comes up with great graphics (my very favorite is the Advent calendar he designed a few years back). No matter how half-baked my ideas are, he figures out a way to make them work. (I can’t wait to see what he does with a… Continue reading Friends in Faith: David Cortner