Changes . . .
You may have noticed small changes to this blog. More are certainly coming to this site, the many that you may interact with, and change is coming or has arrived on the doorsteps of important, treasured institutions; even your faith. One change I’m making to this site is how I post from Martin Marty’s Sightings. Rather than post his entire email I’ll post a snippet and link to the web where you can read more. I encourage you to read Dr. Marty’s words on the topic, Losing Faith.
Losing Faith
Martin Marty | Sightings | December 16, 2013However, Callahan and Company in Commonweal are alerting us that while sluggish and stupid religious institutions and hierarchies need criticism, renewal, and reform, the “sensitive crown” of the human heart needs ministering by symbols, whispers, invitations, and conversations that have more to do with “the mystery of faith” than with problems of the contemporary church and culture.