LiturgicalCredo.com

Alas, the first edition of LiturgicalCredo.com has been completed and posted at www.liturgicalcredo.com.

The idea behind this online journal is to publish good writing that relates directly or indirectly to history, traditions, liturgy, creeds, and a sacramental way of seeing the world, including artistic and literary works.

Here's what I've got in this first edition:

An interview with acclaimed British historian Lesley Chamberlain

Thoughts on bread-baking and spirituality from author Peter Reinhart

A poem by Rhett Iseman Trull, editor of Cave Wall, a journal of art and poetry

A painting by Andrew Burch, whose work has been shown in Carolina galleries

An essay on the importance of the creeds in the Christian faith

An essay on historical continuity in liturgy with special reference to the founding of LiturgicalCredo.com

Check it out, and enjoy!

Going beyond form

This passage, from Peter Reinhart's book Bread Upon the Waters, explains a truth that applies in so many areas of human experience, including athletics, creative work, and spirituality:

Shortly before he died, the great martial artist, Bruce Lee, developed his own technique of fighting called Jeet Koon Do, based on formless, spontaneous intuitive movements. The few people who had the opportunity to study with him claim that it was the most brilliant form of martial arts ever devised. Lee refused to teach it to anyone unless he had already achieved a black belt or its equivalent in a traditional school of karate, kung fu, tae kwon do, aikido, judo, or jujitso. He said, "I cannot teach you to go beyond form until you have mastered form."