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Flunking Sainthood
Ragamuffin Brennan Manning Teaches That “All Is Grace”
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Jana Riess
Everyone loves a reformed sinner, and Brennan Manning provides that in spades in his new memoir All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir. On second thought, I think the Irish-American Catholic writer might borrow from Protestant reformer John Calvin in adopting the motto “reformed and always reforming.” Manning would be the first to tell you he…
Flunking Contemplative Prayer . . . Where Was Richard Foster When I Needed Him?
By
Jana Riess
I got an F in Centering Prayer. I truly thought I would love that particular spiritual practice. I enjoy—even crave—silence as a part of every day. Also, I liked the notion of a deep prayer that would transcend the checklists of my tediously quotidian daily prayers (“Lord, please help Stanley with his broken arm and…
A Muslim Wedding and an American Life
By
Jana Riess
In July, I attended my first Muslim wedding, and it was an unforgettable occasion. The bride has been a good friend of mine for almost a decade, and in that time I’ve heard about the ups and downs of halal dating and the quest for the right mate. She came close to the altar—make that…
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