Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

St. Cyril of Alexandria

St. Cyril of Alexandria (376?-444) was a very strong-willed and controversial bishop and theologian. He was the nephew of the Bishop of Alexandria in Egypt (an important religious center), and in 412 he succeeded his uncle in this position. The early part of Cyril’s episcopacy was impulsive and often violent; in his zeal for orthodoxy […]

When Prayer IS the Distraction

I once heard a rather remarkable story about a man who was interrupted by a demon while praying. It was nighttime and he was in a foreign city for a work trip. His body hadn’t recovered from jet lag so, instead of spending the night in his hotel room, he made his way toward the […]