From “Orthodox” to “Open” — Some Personal Thoughts on How Faith Can Evolve Over Time

A reader of this blog sent me the following question:

Hi Carl, I’ve been reading quite a bit of your blog. It seems like back around 2016-2017, you were making an attempt to be more orthodox, while in the last few years, you seem to have become more open. For example, back in 2016, you answered someone’s question about the Church with what seemed like a very strongly held belief about the importance of being part of the Church (“Do Contemplatives Need the Church?”). But a similar question in 202...