Picnics Interrupted A local Chicago news source recently reported that Lake Michigan has risen four feet since 2013, consuming whole beaches. In May, the lake was fifteen inches above average and could be rising another six. These […]
Author: Dannis Matteson
Arresting the Beauty: Art and the Transfiguration of Jesus
Second Sunday of Lent Art captures beauty and truth in a way that evades empirical observations. This mystery was mediated before me as I sauntered through the Art Institute of Chicago the other day. I was […]
This News Is Good: Advent and the Kingdom of God
The Third Sunday of Advent The good news preached by John the Baptist in today’s reading is a constant theme in Luke. In fact, the author uses the phrase twenty-five times. The news is good […]
Floodplain
Take a listen to Sara Groves’ newest album, Floodplain, which debuted this month, and you will hear lyrics weave a rich tapestry of spirituality and theology. I found that the album’s namesake, Floodplain, is a song […]
The Struggle of Dialogue & Dialoguing Toward Struggle
The Catholic Common Ground Initiative (CCGI), founded by the late Cardinal Bernardin, is a nation-wide project committed to facing difficult issues in the Church which create derision and polarization, lifting these issues up for dialogue. […]
Married in Mission: A Handbook for Couples in Cross-Cultural Service– A Book Review
In the wake of the Bishops’ synod on the family, let me direct your attention to a document written for married people by a married person–more specifically–for married couples venturing into cross-cultural mission. Married in […]
Memorizing Transformation: My experience of John 3:16 then and now
Memorizing Bible verses was the thing to do when I was a kid growing up in an evangelical environment. We memorized verses at Pioneer Girls (the Christian version of girl scouts), we memorized verses in […]
Staring At My Pile of Dirt: The cost of growing the kingdom of God in Chicago
The reign of God. God’s rule. The household of God. God’s dream for the earth. Basileia tou Theou. The justice of God… The kingdom of God is the core content of the synoptic gospels. In […]
Naming John, Trusting the Vision
June 24, The Nativity of John the Baptist Luke 1:57-66, 80 Her neighbors and relatives tried to play it cool when they found out she had her baby. They gathered around when it was time […]
Mouse Traps, Tacos, Bad Plumbing . . . and the Trinity
By Dannis Matteson What do mouse traps, tacos, and bad plumbing have to do with the Trinity? For my husband and me, everything. But before I divulge, let me set the stage. The doctrine of […]
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