If there is one consistent message regarding the meaning of Vatican II that I learned from my teachers in theology it is that the mark of the post-Vatican II Church is dialogue. In that spirit, I was privileged to attend a...
Read MoreWisdom 9:13-18 Psalm 90 Philemon 1:9-10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33 This is one of those passages where on the face of it Jesus seems inconsistent. In this Sunday’s reading from Luke, he seems to be claiming that following Jesus...
Read MoreThis post is part of a series on the Faith of Theologians. A full list of the previous responses by fellow colleagues can be found at the bottom of Dana Dillon’s post introducing and explaining the series. If you want to...
Read MoreJeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Psalm 40 Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-51 I’ve been reflecting recently on an article written by Jean Porter titled “The Subversion of Virtue: Acquired and Infused Virtues in the Summa...
Read MoreDeuteronomy 30:10-14 Psalm 69: 14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 Within the ancient practice of lectio divina there is a sense, which can only come from the gift of faith, that there is such a deep...
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