As we moved through Earth Day this past Sunday, I have found myself contemplating Earth’s death. I don’t mean the destruction of the planet itself (though that may come to pass at some point as […]
Author: Benjamin Durheim
But Does It Work? – Anointing the Sick as a Model Response to Suffering
Disclaimer: At the outset of this post, I feel I need to say at least one thing I’m not talking about here. I’m not talking about suffering inflicted by sinful systems and actions, that we […]
Reformation Day 500: Considering Sin and Love
I hesitated to post this so quickly after a great Shark Week here at Daily Theology, but given the 500th anniversary this Reformation Day, I wanted to contribute just a few brief thoughts. As a […]
Holy Communion and Unholy Indifference
“Racism opposes the order of Eucharist.” -M. Shawn Copeland, Enfleshing Freedom (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2010), 109. Living in rural Minnesota, like in many rural areas of the United States, I inhabit a context where most […]
God Has Died: A Brief Good Friday Reflection
Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee? Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee! ’Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee. I crucified thee. -stanza 2 of the hymn Ah, Holy […]
A Sickness Unto Death: Hate and Despair
As Christians continue the journey of Lent, and as a great many today celebrate Saint Patrick’s day in a tumultuous, fearful, and sometimes even hateful political and social context, I’d like to take a moment […]
Being Thankful and Giving Thanks
The past few years, and 2016 in particular, have seen a wealth of Thanksgiving-connected memes, tweets, and other things pointing out ironies between current events or attitudes, and what exactly Americans are celebrating on Thanksgiving. […]
Re-Creating Ourselves: Voting and Eucharist
As Theological Shark Week X winds down, I’d like to take a moment to talk about the event of voting itself. Christine McCarthy and Stephen Okey helped us think about voting our conscience and the […]
Problems with Paul
For this installation of Daily Theology’s Vacation Bible School, I have the privilege of wading through Paul’s letters with you. Actually, it will be just one of Paul’s letters (1 Corinthians, which gives us more […]
Justice, Evil, and Worship – Remembering Virgil Michel, OSB
June 26 marks the birthday of one of the great pioneers of liturgical reform in North America: Virgil Michel, OSB (he was born in 1890— happy 126th, Virgil!). He made a great many contributions to […]
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