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 MoreCases 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 MoreAt our local public library, somebody had left an old Atlantic (April 2009) at our magazine swap that I picked up specifically because a Hanna Rosin headline caught my eye: “The Case Against Breastfeeding.” As the...
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Is 11:1-10 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Rom 15:4-9 Mt 3:1-12 It is hard to express just how much I...
Read MoreIn one of my classes today, I had the opportunity to discuss and debate Ron Sider’s graduated tithe proposal with my students. For those who are unfamiliar, Ron Sider relates his own family’s experience with giving...
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