Category: Faith

I wrote the following post on a now-defunct blog in 2016, when the book The Name of God is Mercy was first published. With the Holy Father’s passing this morning, it seems appropriate to republish this post with minor modifications, as something of a memorial. Descansa en paz, Papa Francisco.

The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of what he does not understand.

I just saw the news that Jean Vanier, the founder of the L'Arche communities that give homes and dignity to the intellectually and developmentally disabled, has passed away. I was first introduced to L'Arche in Washington, DC, through a friend who lived and worked in one of the L'Arche houses there as an assistant. It…