Vocational Holiness: Reading the Life of Jacques Maritain

The philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre concludes his most widely read work, After Virtue, with a striking statement that has been heavily quoted ever after: “we are waiting not for a Godot, but for another—doubtless very different—St. Benedict.”[1] Walking the road from Marxism to Aristotelianism, MacIntyre eventually became a Roman Catholic convert and one of the greatest proponents in …

Vocational Idolatry?: Eugene Peterson on Recovering Vocational Holiness for Pastors [Under the Unpredictable Plant 1]

I recently re-read Eugene Peterson's classic book on pastoral ministry based in the life of Jonah, Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness (Eerdmans, 1992). There is so much in this book, but I am merely sharing a few pieces that have stuck out powerfully to me in this particular season of time. …