Category Archives: Julian of Norwich

All shall be well … but how well is hell?

Posted on 10 May 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Alle shall be well, and alle shalle be wele, and alle maner of thinge shall be wel.1 Does Julian of Norwich advocate the salvation of every human being? The question haunts readers of her Showings. On the one hand, one … Continue reading →

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Julian of Norwich and Eastern Orthodox Mysticism

Posted on 18 March 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel
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All shall be well … but how well is well?

Posted on 27 November 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

[This article has been significantly revised and expanded. For the updated version, CLICK HERE] Does Julian of Norwich advocate the salvation of every human being? The question haunts readers of her Showings. That it does so is curious. Julian repeatedly qualifies … Continue reading →

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Julian of Norwich and the God who Delights to Die

Posted on 20 November 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“Sin is befitting, but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well” (Revelations LT 27). On reading these words of Christ to Julian of Norwich we might be tempted to think that … Continue reading →

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Alec Guiness reads Julian of Norwich

Posted on 16 November 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel
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Cross, Exsultet, and the Behoveliness of Sin

Posted on 15 November 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Dame Julian of Norwich presents us with antinomies which most of us (excepting hard-core Calvinists and traditional Thomists) would dismiss as metaphysical contradictions and moral nonsense: In his infinite power, God might have created a world in which all human … Continue reading →

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The Nought of Sin and the Blindness of God

Posted on 9 November 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“Sinne is no dede,” Julian of Norwich calmly states (LT 11), yet who would be so insensitive and cruel to tell that to the families who lost loved ones in last week’s massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas. When Devin Kelly … Continue reading →

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God is the Doer: Providence and Human Freedom in Julian of Norwich

Posted on 6 November 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Meditation upon the passion and death of Christ leads Dame Julian into a deeper understanding of God’s creation of the world, which in turn prepares her for the third showing—the presence of God in all: And after this I saw … Continue reading →

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