Category: Current Events
Preaching About Mary’s Pregnancy with Awareness of Pregnancy Loss
Trigger Warning: This post contains descriptions of miscarriage. Please prioritize your own self-care if you read further. Image: Baby Loss Awareness Week December 1st is the First Sunday of Advent, which means for many women...
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“There is conflict– God be blessed”: Romero and the unity of the Church
(This is the third in a series of posts about Bishop McElroy’s speech last Monday.) A few...
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What is Co-responsibility without Participation?
(This is the second of a series of posts on Bishop McElroy’s speech.) Bishop McElroy’s speech, as...
Read MoreWomen deacons? Can we start with the deacons’ wives?
There has been a lot of chatter since the Amazon synod about the possibility of ordaining women to the permanent diaconate. While the commission to study this question did not come to an agreement on the issue earlier this year,...
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Synodality and Beyond
(This is the first of a series of posts on Bishop McElroy’s speech.) Bishop Robert McElroy of San...
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Remembering Beth Haile
Saying Goodbye to a Contributor, Colleague, and Friend A guest post by Dr. Brian Matz and Dr....
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Faith in an Impatient Age: 26th Sun OT
In this week’s readings, there are some strange juxtapositions. In the first reading, those who...
Read MoreWhite Lies, 1619, and Anti-Racist Work Today [You Should Hear These Podcasts]
“We are reminded that in the South, there are no simple questions about the past.” -Chip Brantley I recently listened to a podcast about the murder of Rev. James Reeb in 1965 in Selma, Alabama. The podcast is called...
Read MoreYou Should Read This: Confession: Catholics, Repentance, & Forgiveness in America by Patrick W. Carey
Those Catholic moral theologians who know the history of their field will no doubt have heard of the manualist tradition. Manuals, the guides developed through the years for priests hearing confession, are often examined as...
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Thoughts on the Joys and Challenges of Introducing Theology
Over the summer, and now into the new semester, I have been giving increasing attention to the...
Read MoreThis is a good time to be alive.
By the end of the summer, I found myself thinking, frequently and with relief, at least I’m not likely to live to 2050. At least I’ve already lived most of my life. At least I won’t be here that much longer.
So when I was asked to offer a reflection for the start-of-year prayer service for faculty and staff, I realized that there was one thing I needed to say, for myself. This is a good time to be alive.
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Election is Not Enough – 21st Sun of OT
The doctrine of election – that is, the idea that God has chosen (elected) a particular people to...
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