It is not unusual to think about God primarily by thinking of God the Father. This is, I suppose, what sustains the popularity of the view of God as an old man in the sky, calling all the shots and policing our moral behaviour. Among theologians and philosophers, this way of thinking leads to an emphasis on God’s transcendence: God’s radical otherness from creation. [...]
Where should I start? My subject is Jesus, deliberately chosen as the first subject in a series about the basics of Christianity. Few things seem more basic about the Christian faith than the claim that it has something to do with Jesus. So here we are. [...]
For the next few weeks, we will be posting a series of short essays on the fundamentals of Christian faith, including Jesus and the Incarnation, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, Scripture, Baptism, and the Eucharist. These pieces began life as homilies at St Mary Magdalen, Oxford.
This is the third talk at the Learning Christian Living: The Task of Catechesis workshop, which was held at All Saints' Margaret Street on Nov 8 2017. It is on the topic of discipleship, seen as the cultivation of Christian virtues. Fr Jonathan Jong writes about this through a social psychological lens.
This is the second of three talks at the Learning Christian Living: The Task of Catechesis workshop, which was held at All Saints' Margaret Street on Nov 8 2017. Mthr Mel writes about the role of the sermon in catechesis, and how reading, thinking, and praying contribute to the writing of sermons.
This is the first of three talks at the Learning Christian Living: The Task of Catechesis workshop, which was held at All Saints' Margaret Street on Nov 8 2017. Fr Jarred writes on the topic of the beginning of catechesis, and considers the history of catechesis and its nature, and how catechesis is related to evangelism, prayer, Scripture, and virtue.
Downloadable resources from our Learning to Pray series are now available. There are introductions and instructions to the Lord's Prayer, praying the psalms, the Jesus Prayer, Lectio Divina, and the Rosary.
