[gothchrist]

pacifist, marxist, antizionist, theologian | lord jesus christ son of god have mercy on me a sinner

[motherrcain]

[gothchrist]

christ died for liberation, not tradition

[baltic-anchorite]

Christianity is based on Christ’s teachings and Christianity is a tradition. Reconfiguring it to one’s expectations and preferences erodes that tradition and His teachings. And that is the diametric opposite of how Christianity is to be practiced in any church.

[gothchrist]

no. if you believe christian doctrine then you should believe christ died to liberate creation from the bondage of sin. you are so obsessed with dogma, which is human at its core, that you are forgetting the very rock from which the water of life springs.

[songpasserine]

Oscar Romero, December 3rd 1978

[thecatholiclingering]

GUYS

My teacher recommended me a bible website, and it's the coolest thing ever

Basically, it's called Catena, and the gist is that for every verse of the bible you can click on it and see commentary from TONS of scholars across the centuries

the funniest part is that it's formatted like a comment section so it looks like all these massive scholars all got together and commented on the bible

which they did (communion of saints my beloved)

BUT ANYWAYS yeah I just felt that this should be shared with you all :)

[lord-starquaad]

“We are told that St. Francis used to spend whole nights praying the same prayer: “Who are you, God? And who am I?” Evelyn Underhill claims it’s almost the perfect prayer. The abyss of your own soul and the abyss of the nature of God have opened up, and you are falling into both of them simultaneously.”

— Richard Rohr (via kalynroseanne)

[godmechanic]

The dark night [of the soul] is God's attack on religion. If you genuinely desire union with the unspeakable love of God, than you must be prepared to have your "religious" world shattered. If you think devotional practices, theological insights, even charitable actions give you some sort of a purchase on God, you are still playing games.

Rowan Williams, A Ray of Darkness

[godmechanic]

rowan williams, a ray of darkness

[dimsilver]

dashboard advent wreath for y’all :) (x)

[bewareofthecar1966]

traditional russian orthodox church choir singing the ‘shine, shine, new jerusalem’ prayer. church of ilya the prophet, yaroslavl.

[bewareofthecar1966]

traditional russian orthodox church choir singing the ‘shine, shine, new jerusalem’ prayer. church of ilya the prophet, yaroslavl.

[diana-andraste]

Therefore my heart is glad, Julian Smith, 1930s (printed c. 1948)

[beguines]

How I would like to engrave this great idea on each one's heart: Christianity is not a collection of truths to be believed, of laws to be obeyed, of prohibitions. That makes it very distasteful. Christianity is a person, one who loved us so much, one who calls for our love. Christianity is Christ.

St. Óscar Romero, The Violence of Love

[halfabird]

Anonyme, Vierge à l'Enfant, Nostre Dame de Grâce, v. 1451-1475, Musée des Augustins, Toulouse

[little-theatre-fairy]

[mrsterlingeverything]

He got picked up by the big magnet and we never saw him again. 😔

[mrsterlingeverything]

A big magnet named jesus

[brotherhumphrey]

any monk born after 1436 doesn't know how to truly devote themselves to christ... all they know is be late for matins, copy they manuscripts, contemplative herb garden walk, be bisexual, eat eels and lie