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Is It Even Possible for a Church to Advertise Properly?

Is It Even Possible for a Church to Advertise Properly?

Is it even possible to use material bait to capture a spiritual fish? Marlboro Man, meet Pastor Phil. I wrote those words back in 2005 when I heard that the United Methodist Church will start a four-week, $4 million effort to market its church. John Wesley’s spiritual descendants said

Nyssa, Tolkien, and Gibson: Holy Saturday

Nyssa, Tolkien, and Gibson: Holy Saturday

Ora Et Labora: How I Began To Work Alongside Monks

Ora Et Labora: How I Began To Work Alongside Monks

Michael Snellen at Catholicism for the Modern World

Are Alien Sightings Just Demonic Possessions?

Are Alien Sightings Just Demonic Possessions?

In 1959, the famous psychologist Carl Jung wrote Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky. Instead of trying to account for UFOs as a literal reality, he opted to see them instead as a psychic aspect, a fantasy of the unconscious.

Be Open to Spiritual Experience. Also, Be Really Careful

Be Open to Spiritual Experience. Also, Be Really Careful

Ross Douthat at The New York Times

St. Dann the Armed Robber

St. Dann the Armed Robber

You ever notice how many saints die of drug overdoses? It's amazing. A newspaper article will recount a man or woman's last days in a way that makes the person sound sweeter than St. Francis, and then, buried in the middle of the article, there'

Are Saints Sent at Specific Times for Specific Reasons?

Are Saints Sent at Specific Times for Specific Reasons?

Every so often, spiritual lightning sears across a culture's landscape. The example of St. Francis of Assisi immediately comes to mind. So does St. Antony. Their intense holiness was bright and powerful, and left an indelible mark on the earth. We can't know for certain why

One of the Finest Saint Books Ever

One of the Finest Saint Books Ever

Robert Payne, The Holy Fire (1957). A Micro-Review

Are You Humble? These 17 Signs from St. Josemaria Will Help You Know

Are You Humble? These 17 Signs from St. Josemaria Will Help You Know

From the Magis Center

Try This

Try This

By Rafael Alvarez at The Lamp