Archive - The Sacramental Substack

(silent) words to live by

St. Ignatius of Antioch on Christian integrity

Apr 19, 2024 •

what is sin? (it's not what you think)

desire, god's law, and the self

Apr 12, 2024 •

we seek the living among the dead

a meditation for easter week

Apr 2, 2024 •

March 2024

3 reasons why we don't lament

we don't have enough faith to do it

Mar 27, 2024 •

i'm not sure we know what church is

and perpetuating not-church undermines the real thing

Mar 19, 2024 •

lament is an act of faith

avoidance, darkness, and the hope of lent

Mar 1, 2024 •

February 2024

embracing boredom for lent

learning to find monotony delightful with Jesus

Feb 21, 2024 •

you should definitely NOT celebrate ash wednesday

you’re going to live forever

Feb 14, 2024 •

January 2024

hope in the hot mess that is the church

two churches, bubbles burst, and sticking with God's people

Jan 31, 2024 •

satisfaction and insatiability

being filled at the lord’s table

Jan 24, 2024 •

greetings from nashotah

I’m in (strikingly beautiful) subzero climes this week, taking a course on the Gospel of Mark at Nashotah House in Wisconsin.

Jan 17, 2024 •

treat time sacramentally in 2024

screwtape, embracing now, touching eternity

Jan 10, 2024 •

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