Light to the Nations- Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 49:3,5-6 Psalm 40 I Corinthians 1:1-3 John 1:29-34 The irreducible historicity of the...
Read Moreby Patrick Clark | Jan 15, 2014 | Lectionary | 0
Isaiah 49:3,5-6 Psalm 40 I Corinthians 1:1-3 John 1:29-34 The irreducible historicity of the...
Read Moreby Andrew Kim | Jan 14, 2014 | Classic Posts, Current Events, Marriage and Family | 2
I remember going to see Mel Gibson’s 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ shortly after it came...
Read Moreby Beth Haile | Jan 10, 2014 | Current Events | 0
Largely through the work of Charlie Camosy, this blog has raised important questions about the dignity of non-human animals and has tried to find resources from the Christian moral tradition that will aid in answering such...
Read Moreby Ramon Luzarraga | Jan 9, 2014 | From the Field | 4
Over the past year, our colleague Meghan Clark has made a series of posts concerning the growing...
Read Moreby Christopher Vogt | Jan 8, 2014 | Lectionary | 0
Just as Matthew’s gospel makes a connection between the Baptism of the Lord and the mission of the suffering servant, we too should make a connection between our own baptism and that same mission.
Read Moreby Beth Haile | Dec 31, 2013 | Lectionary | 0
Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12 The theme tying our readings together for the Solemnity of the Epiphany is “gift.” In our first reading, Israel is the beneficiary: Then you shall be...
Read Moreby David Cloutier | Dec 30, 2013 | Current Events | 0
It’s been a busy year here at the website. We are so grateful to all our readers and commenters...
Read Moreby Beth Haile | Dec 29, 2013 | Current Events | 2
Cases like this are obviously heartbreaking but from a bioethical perspective, they are also incredibly frustrating. Jahi McMath, a twelve year old girl, was admitted Children’s Hospital Oakland for a routine tonsillectomy...
Read Moreby Emily Reimer-Barry | Dec 20, 2013 | Current Events | 1
Solomon Northup woke up in chains. This was only the beginning. Then did the idea begin to break...
Read Moreby Meghan Clark | Dec 20, 2013 | Current Events | 2
Controversies concerning Catholicism and healthcare have been front page staples over the last few years. Currently, it is the ACLU is suing the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on behalf of Tamesha Means, who...
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