It’s the seventh day of Christmas and we know what that means: New Year’s Eve is here. It is time for the countdowns, late-night parties, those last minute donations for tax purposes, and, of course, […]
Author: Katherine A. Greiner
Katherine Greiner is assistant professor of theology at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. Her research focuses on questions concerning catholic identity, charism, and mission in Catholic colleges and universities founded and sponsored by women religious. She is also interested in exploring spirituality and education in contemporary culture.
The Fourth Sunday of Advent: What Are We Really Waiting For?
The fourth and final candle is lit. The stockings are hung. The trees are up. The planes have landed. In the words of Joni Mitchell: It’s coming on Christmas. They’re cutting down the trees. They’re […]
A College of One’s Own: The Need to Explore the Contributions of Women Religious in Catholic Higher Education
Who have been some of the most influential Catholic intellectuals in your life? Many of us who attended Catholic colleges and universities can probably remember a significant woman religious on our campus who embodied that […]
“The Canticle of the Turning”: The Gospel of Luke and Radical Imagination
If I had an opportunity to sit down and chat with one of the four evangelists, I’d pick Luke. I just find his gospel so riveting and his characters so compelling. Any child somewhat familiar […]
Thirty Years of Born in the USA
Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen’s bestselling album that catapulted an already acclaimed rock star to global icon status. He, along with the ever-faithful E Street […]
“Gather Around A Promise”: Hospitality, the Feast of the Visitation, and the College Theology Society
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation. In the story of the Visitation, we encounter Mary and Elizabeth providing bodily hospitality to their sons, extending loving hospitality to one another, and being held in […]
“So Utterly Human”: A Reflection for Good Friday
In his recent Palm Sunday homily, Pope Francis invites us to enter the mystery of Holy Week by reflecting on who we are in the unfolding drama of the Lord’s Passion: We might well ask […]
The Season of Advent: Cultivating Practices of Waiting
Today is the first Sunday of the Season of Advent. We often talk about Advent as the season of preparation. We are called to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ and God’s reign […]
Teaching and Discipleship: Work of Faith, Labor of Love, and Endurance in Hope
I was recently asked to facilitate a retreat for a local Catholic high school’s faculty. Honored and humbled by the request, I began brainstorming potential themes that would inspire and refocus them as they begin […]
Embracing Our Human Finitude During Lent: The Spiritual Witness of Pope Benedict’s Resignation
It has been a busy week for Catholic Christians. Monday we were rocked by the Pope’s resignation and today, Ash Wednesday, we join fellow Christians around the world in celebrating the Season of Lent. Lent […]
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