By James Martin, SJ Christians believe that Jesus Christ is “fully human and fully divine.” That is, both man and God. Both. At the same time. But some Christians have a tough time accepting Jesus’s humanity. Some of us prefer to focus on the Gospel passages that seem to highlight what theologians call his “divine nature.” We more
From the moment of his election Pope Francis has tirelessly proclaimed the abundance of God’s mercy, making it the theme of the current Jubilee year. Mercy is also the subject of a book-length interview – published recently as The Name of God is Mercy – given by Pope Francis to the Italian “Vaticanista” Andrea Tornielli. In more
Do you suspect that a woman who has lived as a contemplative nun for almost 75 years would have some spiritual insights and faith enrichment to offer? We do too! So, it is with great delight that we share with you the following interview with Sr Rachel from the Quidenham Carmelite Monastery, England. Sr Rachel more
Happy New Year! Why not celebrate the birth of the new year with a clip of the ever-insightful Sr Wendy Beckett talking about Botticelli’s painting “The Birth of Venus”. Listen out for her comment at the end: “We have to have beauty partly hidden or the challenge is too great.” What do you think about more
A treasured friend of mine posted the following quote on Facebook the other day. It really spoke to me, so I thought I’d share the inspiration here. We here at the Centre for Faith Enrichment hope that you all have a Christmas filled with divine wonder and peace, and we look forward to continuing the faith more
