Hermits, by Joseph R. Wood

Note: As Professor Wood explains today, the contemplative life, especially of hermits, is a fundamental service to the Church and the world, even though to many it doesn’t seem so. Here at TCT, we cannot make such fundamental claims, but we do what we can, and we know it achieves results, not least among our readers. What we already see developing this year will call for some of the same – and even greater – efforts that we’ve made for the past decade and a half. We know economic times are hard out there, but they’re hard for us too. And right now, we’re not hitting our chalk marks for this mid-year fundraiser. So I have to ask, please, if you care about the future of Catholicity in this country and the world, we’re in the fight. Will you be too? – Robert Royal