A New York Times article that appeared on Good Friday caught my attention because of the topic it covered and how it contrasted with the day on which it got published. If a Times editor wanted to quietly make a point with the...
Read MoreI have been toying with writing a post on Springsteen’s new album and the song “Land of Hope and Dreams,” but over at Daily Theology, Katherine Greiner, a Ph.D. student at Boston College’s School of Theology...
Read MoreActs 4:32-35 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 1 Jn 5:1-6 Jn 20:19-31 In our first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we have an image of the ideal church: The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that...
Read MoreIn a recent Washington Post opinion piece, former university chancellor David Levy argues that most college professors are overpaid for their work. Levy draws attention to the low number of hours (9-12) most faculty spend in...
Read MoreI have a moderate to profound hearing loss, so it probably comes as no surprise that a story like the one that appeared at NPR today, Cochlear Implants Redefine What it Means to Be Deaf, are of interest to me. Much in the...
Read MoreSo Easter has finally come, replete with lots of talk about “renewing the face of the earth.” I can think of no better place to start than with our hook-up culture. A few people in our guild have been giving this...
Read MoreThe following is a guest post by Jim Caccamo of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA. The past year has seen a lot of attention paid toward labor issues in the mainstream...
Read MoreThis Friday marks the fourth installment of the “Faithful Citizenship Friday” series focusing on the 2007 USCCB document Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (FC). Jana kicked off the series with a very clear summary of...
Read MoreIn response to the controversial mandate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on March 27th some religious leaders in Missouri, along with many church members, held a Rally for Religious Liberty at the capitol...
Read MoreThe summit of the liturgical year is now upon us, as we celebrate the passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord. This year’s Gospel reading for Easter Sunday is from John, and as is often the case with the fourth gospel, it is...
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