A colleague friend of mine who works in Second Temple Judaism once quipped that a sure mark of an established Old Testament professor is an inclination toward public shaming in the classroom. He then related some legendary anecdotes from his own education that backed up his claim, all of which I have to say were quite humorous. They were humorous, of course, because of their incongruity Read more
In her post on March 28th, Meghan Clark rightly brings up the “responsibility to protect” (R2P) in connection with UN Resolution 1973 concerning Libya. Since there appears to be a lack of familiarity with R2P in the U.S., I thought it appropriate to outline its contours. In 2007 I was invited to participate in a consultation on R2P at the Academy of Read more
Why is prayer, liturgy, and studying the Bible important? One reason is that these activities shape the way in which we make decisions. Some recent work on “framing” from behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology shed some light on how they do so. Psychologist Amos Tversky and economist Daniel Kahneman were the first to establish the concept of “framing”: people respond to situations Read more
That vision of Christ which thou dost see Is my vision’s greatest enemy - William Blake One of the greatest joys of my time as a graduate student has been monthly gatherings at our professor’s home where each of us has taken turns leading a reflection/discussion on the vocation of being a theologian. Last night our friend and colleague, Angela Carpenter, led Read more
More than 10 million women in this country are suffering from some form of eating disorder. Although we tend to think of anorexia and bulimia nervosa as adolescent and young adult problems, more women are suffering from these conditions in mid-life or later. From today’s New York Times: Cynthia M. Bulik, director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of North Read more
Why does a website about Catholic moral theology include a tab about lectionary and liturgy? I thought I’d offer a couple of reasons for anyone who is wondering about this question. First, the Second Vatican Council in the Decree on Priestly Formation suggested that the discipline of moral theology “should be more thoroughly nourished by scriptural teaching” (no. 16). Moral theology, prior Read more
Part of the inspiration for this blog derives from a shared vision to create a space to dialogue in a spirit of mutual respect and charity, as an alternative to the “culture wars“. In light of this, I have been thinking back to a distinction that Jacques Maritain makes in Man and the State between “the Nation, the Body Politic or Political Read more
In tonight’s speech, President Obama had a steep mountain to climb. He needed to explain the United States role in enforcing the United Nations Libyan No-Fly Zone to the American people. Did he accomplish this goal? There will be no clear or single interpretation of this speech. I am confident that if you questioned each of the 15 moral theologians on this Read more
What Happens When We Sin Even Though We Know Better? This season of Lent is a time when we are particularly attuned to our brokenness and our need for redemption. A common experience of our sinfulness is continuing to do sinful things we in some sense do not want to do. The obvious Scriptural text here is Romans 7. Yet this is Read more
March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. TBI’s are beginning to receive greater attention as increasing numbers of soldiers are suffering TBI’s in Iraq and Afghanistan. A recent post on Air Force Times notes: In the Army alone, some 114,000 soldiers have suffered concussions since the wars began.” TBIs have also been in the headlines concerning football, raising concerns for both NFL players and every Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
