From this Thursday through Sunday, more than 200 theologians, professors of religious studies, scholars from other fields, and interested individuals will be gathering at the University of Portland for the annual meeting of the College […]

From this Thursday through Sunday, more than 200 theologians, professors of religious studies, scholars from other fields, and interested individuals will be gathering at the University of Portland for the annual meeting of the College […]
Thanks to the posts so far this week for helping to stimulate my thoughts on this – Kat Greiner for providing an overview of the history of Catholic higher education in the United States, and […]
Even though most of us began celebrating it on Sunday, today is the traditional date of the Feast of the Epiphany – the “manifestation” of Christ in the world. And despite the image at the […]
I’ve been struggling, like many, in the past weeks and especially in the past 48 hours to think and respond to the failure of grand juries to indict either Officer Darren Wilson for the death […]
Today is the feast of the newly canonized (2012) Saint Catherine Tekakwitha. In much of this post I’m relying for the historical facts and some of the theoretical discussion upon the excellent book Mohawk Saint: […]
“This Jesus whom you saw ascending into heaven will return as you saw him go, alleluia” Depending on which diocese you live in, either today (Thursday) or this coming Sunday is the Feast of the […]
This, the fourth Sunday in Lent, is Laetare Sunday, my favorite Sunday in Lent, and not just because of the pink vestments that insecure clergy sometimes attempt to convince you are “rose.” So many of […]
In an article today in the Vatican Insider, Andrea Tornielli highlights the “normalization” of the status of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in relation to his successor, Pope Francis. Much of what this post says is […]
November 30 is celebrated throughout the Christian world as the Feast of St. Andrew, the brother of Peter and the “protokletos,” the “first-called.” (Cf. John 1:40). In addition to being the patron saint of Scotland […]
At today’s prayer vigil for peace with Pope Francis at the Vatican, the service began with two invocations – first, through words and song, invoking the Holy Spirit’s presence in the words of the Veni […]
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