Why be a Christian? Pt 3

Timothy Radcliffe What is the Point of Being a Christian?

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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Why be a Christian? Pt 2

Timothy Radcliffe What is the Point of Being a Christian?

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: Why be a Christian? Pt 1

Timothy Radcliffe What is the Point of Being a Christian?

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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