Before I set out on my academic path to a Ph.D., I was training as a lay ecclesial minister in a M.Div. program. Part of this training meant I took three classes in preaching, where […]
Author: Lorraine Cuddeback-Gedeon
Assistant Professor of Theology at Mount St. Mary's University.
L’Arche, Legacies, and Jean Vanier
As someone who writes about theology and disability, Jean Vanier’s shadow has long loomed over my research. In fact, to be perfectly, painfully honest: I’ve spent the better part of my (still very young) career […]
When Paul Corrected Peter
Some time ago, I was looking through photos from a family wedding: sweet photos of bouquets, a daughter hugging her father, a family gathered around a kitchen table as they prepared for the celebration. And […]
Jesus’s Ordinary Love
Every year, I find myself struck by a sense of strangeness over the Triduum: it is such an extraordinary time for the Church, and yet the days often still feel very ordinary. Many people still […]
On the Road to Lent
I woke up to birds outside my bedroom window every morning this week; for the past week, the long grey days of an Indiana winter gave way to at least a temporary taste of spring. […]
Waiting with Anxiety
In last week’s readings, Jesus exhorted us to “stay awake!” This week, the Baptist cries out “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Everyone knows the slightly anxious edge that come along with […]
Lamentation, not Cheap Grace
Upon the results of the election, Donald Trump dramatically pivoted from a campaign based on “us vs. them” rhetoric to that of unity: “Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division, have […]
Is there Enough Mercy for Judas?
Few biblical characters loom as large in our imagination as Judas Iscariot. The theological problem posed by Judas and his motivations have spilled oceans of ink, whether in the Gnostic sects that hailed him or […]
A Heart of Mercy for the New Year
There is something unsettling, or maybe just de-centering, when you live through a Christmas marked by the illness of someone you love. Christmas looks, feels, sounds, tastes different. Anxiety overwhelms eager anticipation, and relief overshadows […]
Book Review: Catholic Women Speak
Catholic Women Speak Network, Catholic Women Speak: Bringing Our Gifts to the Table (New York: Paulist Press, 2015). As I sit to write this review, the World Meeting of Families is underway in Philadelphia, and […]
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