Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! On August 9th, we celebrated a modern saint, Edith Stein, Philosopher, Monastic, and Martyr. Born a Jew in Germany in 1891, Edith converted to Christianity in the 1920s. This would not protect her from being a victim of genocide, however, as she died in the gas …
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A Vision of Formation: Walking Through Fire
For several weeks, we’ve heard a gospel of endurance and serving those who suffer. We were taken back to an early teaching, to the Sermon on the Mount. We heard Jesus preach ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be …