In God, the ‘eros desire’ is outgoing, ecstatic. Because of it lovers no longer belong to themselves but to those whom they love. God also goes out of himself . . . when he captivates all creatures by the spell of his love and his desire . . . In a word, we might say […]
Roots of Mysticism, post 01
As Huw comments on his blog, the first sentence of the book says that Christianity’s beginnings are Oriental and mystical. It is crucial to understand that in order to have a proper view of Christianity’s beginnings. At the same time, I wish to explore mysticism as it relates to my Latino background. I claim that […]
Autumn Book Club (crossposted with small alteration from Huw)
TODAY IS The beginning of the Autumn Book Club’s reading of Olivier Clement’s Roots of Christian Mysticism. Blogging with us, we have: Lee Sally Fr Gregory Huw Fr Peter Zara Sare The full reading schedule is posted for any and all who want to read along. Please be sure and whip around to everyone’s blog and participate as […]
