Posts Tagged ‘Timothy Radcliffe’
Why be a Christian? Pt 3
The final chapter of Timothy Radcliffe’s work is about stopping, recollecting ourselves and, strange as it might seem, playing games. It is about Sabbath rest. In Christ, we learn to reclaim…
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Endurance Joy in this life is mixed with pain. Yet our joy sustains us through it all, teaching us patience. As St Augustine says: “Let us sing Alleluia here below…
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Timothy Radcliffe OP begins What is the Point of Being a Christian? (2009) with the words of Cardinal Shard, “[t]o be a witness does not consist in engaging in propaganda…
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