I have the honor of responding to Bishop Boyea’s magnificent reflection on the “spirit of governance.” I love the focus specifically on the “spirit” of governance. Using that phrase drawn from the prayer of episcopal ordination, Bishop Boyea is able to emphasize that the munus regendi, the office of pastoral
In October 1994, I arrived for the first time at Hyde Park as an invitee of my friend Daniel Garber to serve as a visiting professor in the department of philosophy. While I was unfamiliar with many of the names of my new colleagues at the University of Chicago, one
In Part One of this article I shared how situational awareness became an ingrained part of my everyday life via my career in law enforcement. In Part Two, we’ll explore how Joseph Smith used both situational awareness and spiritual sensitivity while reestablishing Christ’s Church on earth… Part Two As the
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” —John 15:4 Ethan and Grace are living in South Asia among one of the 7,200+ unreached people groups in the world—communities
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. Did you know that what some homeowners consider a pesky weed, the humble dandelion, was originally brought to the New World by European colonists and grown in their gardens for its culinary and medicinal uses? Did you also know that we can learn a
Anuncio vobis Gaudium magnum. Habemus Papam! Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Robertum Franciscum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Prevost qui sibi nomen imposuit LEONEM XIV. I will always remember where I was when I heard this pronouncement. Having written a dissertation on Leo XIII during my doctoral program, I exploded with
Responsibility for one’s neighbor becomes responsibility for everything—even the world where one’s neighbor exists. It coincides with the responsibility of a servant of God who believes that the fate of the world depends upon his prayer and sacrifice. One is either responsible for everything or for nothing. Only the one
For the past year, honoring a specific group of pioneers has become somewhat of an obsession. This is the third article I have written for Meridian about the eighty pioneers buried in paupers grave, plot D-7-1, in the Salt Lake Cemetery, 1863-1867. (https://latterdaysaintmag.com/pioneers-in-paupers-graves/;) (https://latterdaysaintmag.com/lest-we-forget-paupers-grave-salt-lake-city/.) It has been 178 years since