The work of attention: a Lenten discipline
John J. Thatamanil
April 1, 2022
“Not only does the love of God have attention for its substance; the love of our neighbour, which we know to be the same love,
“Not only does the love of God have attention for its substance; the love of our neighbour, which we know to be the same love,
This past week, I finally got around to reading a letter of historic importance — lost for nearly 90 years and republished only last January.
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I speak, write and think in English far better than I do in my mother tongue, Malayalam. I cannot formulate abstract ideas — or write
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Over the next few months, John Thatamanil will be contributing a regular column for the Post. As the new “Diocesan Theologian,” he will be writing
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