In The Benedict Option, I write that faithful small-o orthodox Christians need to prepare to be pushed to the margins of public life over our faith convictions. If we are not prepared for that, then ...

Stained glass windows in the cathedral depicting Jesus, his disciples, and an angel at Gethsemane as the Roman soldiers arrive to arrest him. (Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash.) The Gospel for the ...

I’m reading Bonhoeffer’s Cost of Discipleship along with our Lenten Bible study on the Sermon on the Mount. I’m not sure when I last spent any time with this Christian classic (25 years, 35 years?).

Throughout the history of the Church, from the time of the Roman persecutions until the present, Christians have been called upon to suffer and die for the Faith if situations demand it. The martyrdom ...

The Gospel of Luke has a central message: God’s mercy, in the person of Jesus Christ, has been offered to all without exception. God’s gracious gift, however, has one limitation, which is our ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the world's great theologians, died at age 39 on a Nazi gallows, stripped of clothes and dignity, his death unknown to his family until three months later. They never found ...

In today’s Gospel, Jesus turns to the enthusiastic crowds following him to Jerusalem and makes clear just what discipleship entails. They must prefer him to their own parents and families, their hopes ...