An Deus sit?
Following the canonisation's of John XXIII and John Paul II, I have picked up John Paul II's book Crossing the Threshold of Hope once again. It was perhaps the first book I read that made me think again about being a Catholic, back when the post conciliar lack of direction had left me with the idea that Christianity was very confusing and mostly to do with sitting on cushions, singing bland songs, and colouring in. I found the book lying around a caravan in Hampshire on holiday about 30 years ago and flicking through its pages expecting it to be another bland, meaningless exposition of the non-judgementalism which has masqueraded as the faith for numerous years, I was in fact hugely surprised at what was revealed. A vibrant, challenging discussion of faith, packed full of intellectual considerations and answers to the very questions I most cherish. For a bit of context, as to why this was such a formative book for me, consider the title of this blog which is the t...