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 […]

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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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