Roundup: Activists persecuted, St Francis, food, McLaren and more on The Tree of Life

Philippines Government files new charges against 72 activists

“They [state agents] might have thought that I’m already dead but I am still here. Until the end, I want to give my all to the mass movement.”

Spirituality, contemplation and The Tree of Life

Is it good enough to hope that one is on the right track? How does one know?

St Francis of Assisi: a saint for our times

The message of St Francis was uncompromising and simple: greed causes suffering for both the victims and the perpetrators.

Digesting the Word: A tryptic and proposal on dietary choice

One of the implications of the Christian doctrine of the Incarnation: that, in taking physical human form, God in Christ brought the whole of material reality into his presence. This makes the whole of the material world, including food and diet, deeply relevant to corporate Christian living and personal spirituality.

McLaren beckons the ‘spiritual but not religious’

It remains to be seen whether McLaren’s naked spirituality will catch fire with those firmly grounded in their faith.