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The story, while quaint, gets at an important truth: too often we look for the Spirit in the extraordinary when God has promised to be present in the ordinary.
James K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
Liturgy is the way we learn to “put on” Christ (Col. 3:12–16).
James K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
What if, instead of starting from the assumption that human beings are thinking things, we started from the conviction that human beings are first and foremost lovers? What if you are defined not by what you know but by what you desire? What if the center and seat of the human person is found not in the heady regions of the intellect but in the gut
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You might think of Augustine as offering a hitchhiker’s guide to the cosmos for wandering hearts.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
But preaching the Gospel is a function of trying to reach the human heart, whether people are poor or rich or middle class. And the bad breaks and tragic mysteries of life exist in plenitude in a city parish.
Gary Smith • Radical Compassion: Finding Christ in the Heart of the Poor
The presentation of doctrine must be biblical and liturgical.