Catholicism Into the Wild
“On the mountain, the Lord will see.” Thus did Abraham, in the book of Genesis, name the mountain where God tested him by ordering him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. The Bible is full of stories where prophets and holy men encounter God “in the wilderness,” in deserted places where no one lives. Moses, Abraham, Elijah, Elisha, and of course, Christ Himself, all encountered God in places beyond…