Then one of the elders spoke up and said to me, “Who are these wearing white robes, and where did they come from?” ~ John of Patmos I find myself all too comfortable with where […]
Month: October 2011
The Exaltation of Humility
Reflection on the readings for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. It’s amazing how quickly I identify myself with the crowds and disciples Jesus speaks to in this week’s gospel passage. I oblige willingly as […]
Global Problems Require Global Governance: The Vatican’s Note on Financial Reform
(Unless otherwise indicated all quotations are from the “unofficial English translation found on the website of Radio Vatican”) There is little doubt that the global community is presently in the midst of a serious economic […]
Matthew 20:16
It is a bit intimidating to be the last person to post on the very first theological shark week. I knew that whatever I wanted to say would already be touched upon and so my […]
Theology at the Service of the Economy
The theologian must serve the economy. This is perhaps a controversial statement, but I assert that it is true. Too often a mutual suspicion or antipathy between moralists and businessmen, theologians […]
The Public Vocation of the Theologian
Whom does the theologian serve? In a certain sense, it’s an easy question to answer: the theologian serves God and neighbor. But then again, what theologian would stop with an easy answer? Bernard Lonergan would […]
Theology: Serving the Conversation
Thirst Another morning and I wake with thirst for the goodness I do not have. I walk out to the pond and all the way God has given us such beautiful lessons. Oh Lord, I […]
Theology: In Service With the Poor
“Whom does the theologian serve?” The most important and critical answer to this question should be obvious. Catholic theologians, as with all other Christians, are called to serve God with all our hearts, minds, and […]
Theological Shark Week I: “Whom does the theologian serve?”
On July 27, 1987, the Discovery Channel began its very first Shark Week. This coming Monday, Daily Theology will begin its first. We will not, of course, focus on the theological significance of sharks.* Rather, […]
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