Understand
Essays
Temperance, the Eucharist as medicine, and why the body is a dwelling — not a brand.
TempleRule
Your body is a temple, not a project
Paul does not tell you to optimize the vessel. He tells you it is already occupied. The work is reverence, not renovation for its own sake.
September 7, 2026
FastingTemperance
Fasting is not keto
A diet can mimic a fast the way a spreadsheet can mimic providence. The Church is not trying to get you into ketosis. She is trying to get you free.
September 6, 2026
SaintsBody
Viriditas: St. Hildegard and the greenness of God
Hildegard’s word for the life of God in created things is not a spa. It is a claim that herbs, rest, and song belong to the same economy as the sacraments.
September 4, 2026