Divine Filiation

God as Father

St. Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, did not write theological treatises. His was a pastoral activity that led him largely to preach and to pen letters and instructions, mostly for members of the...

Our Father

Our Father is perhaps the finest work of Georges Cardinal Grente, Archbishop of Les Mans and member of the French Academy.  It is more than a commentary on this great prayer; in discussing its seven...

Life in Christ

A 14th century Greek Orthodox author writes about attaining close union with Christ and sharing in his divine life through prayer and the sacraments of Christian initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and the...

The Return of the Prodigal Son

A Story of Homecoming.

A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, catapulted Henri Nouwen into a long spiritual adventure. In his highly-...