Is God a Therapist?

by Carl R. Trueman

Only as we bow in awe before such the Triune God of glory will our present sufferings seem but light and momentary. Only then will holiness be the obvious mark of the church. Continue Reading »

26 May 2022

“Those Who Question the Sanctity of John Paul II Don’t Know What They’re Talking About”

by George Weigel

Cardinal Camillo Ruini says reports of miracles—“and what miracles!”—were pouring into the Vicariate of Rome even before the canonization process began.  Continue Reading »

9 Dec 2020

Spiritual Social Distancing

by Erica Brown

Our working definition of holiness must include a new understanding of holy space, at least for the time being. Continue Reading »

17 Sep 2020

James Baldwin Was a Preacher

by Dale M. Coulter

James Baldwin was a holiness-pentecostal preacher. This historical fact as well as Baldwin’s complicated relationship to the holiness-pentecostal movement must be taken seriously. Continue Reading »

10 Jun 2014

Holiness, Folk Culture, and the African-American Experience

by Dale M. Coulter

In a collection of essays entitled The Sanctified Church, Zora Neale Hurston described the traditions of the African American holiness and Pentecostal churches as a “revitalizing element” in black music and religion. As someone deeply invested in African American folk culture, . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Feb 2014

The Love of Saint Thérèse

by Philip Zaleski

The Pope leaned toward her, so that “their faces nearly touched,” and Thérèse hurriedly whispered her desire (despite her bishop’s opposition) to become a Carmelite nun. Leo, flustered by this breach of protocol, first ventured a conventional response: “Ah well, my child, do what the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2004

Revolutionary of the Heart

by Geoffrey B. Gneuhs

Since John Cardinal O’Connor’s announcement at his Sunday Mass on November 9, 1997 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral that he was going to discuss Dorothy Day (1897-1980) as a candidate for canonization, there has been a great deal of comment on the subject in both the religious and secular media. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 1998