As I was participating in tonight’s Holy Thursday mass, I remembered that Thomas Aquinas wrote one of the great hymns that we sing today – Pange Lingua. This patron saint of ours was a very intimidating person, in...
Read MoreA new monthly publication from the Liturgical Press (a service of the Benedictine monks of St. John’s Abbey, of which I am an oblate): Give Us This Day that I thought our blog readers and/or contributors might be...
Read MoreInteresting statement of support for sister Johnson from the College Theology Society. College Theology Society Board Statement
Read MoreI actually think Paul Ryan is to be commended. If he was simply worried about being reelected in Wisconsin’s fairly liberal 1st district (a democrat represented it from 1971 through 1995) he might not be proposing plans...
Read MoreI teach the kids class at the Church of Christ my husband and I attend, and last Sunday, we covered the crucifixion. The kids, who are 4 and 5, have been really fascinated all through Lent with Jesus’ death, and perhaps...
Read MoreToday is a holiday in Boston as the whole city gathers together to support thousands of runners in the world’s oldest annual marathon. Today’s Boston Marathon, the city’s 115th, is particularly special because...
Read MoreIs there a more powerful thing than forgiveness? The stories of those who truly forgive are powerful enough, but those who study ethics know how important forgiveness can be for stopping the cycle of violence (in war, the death...
Read MoreIn Lawrence MA, Judge Richard E. Welch III sentenced Kristen LaBrie to 8 to 10 years in prison for assault and battery on a child, reckless endangerment of a child, and the attempted murder of her 9 year old son. LaBrie was...
Read MoreI recall hearing the stories of individuals who immolated themselves as an act of protest during the Vietnam war, and as a Christian ethicist interested in civil and political engagement and activism, I have always found this...
Read MoreAddiction is a complex medical and social reality. Discussions of addiction often center around one of three different conversations: sale of illegal drugs and trafficking, long-term drug addiction in adults (whether illegal...
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