At first glance, the search for mercy in the Johannine letters ends quickly. Of the three letters attributed (almost certainly inaccurately) to the apostle John, the second refers to mercy in its opening salutation of […]
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The Transfiguration: Eyes to See and Ears to Hear
Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear? Mark 8:18 On this Feast of the Transfiguration, the readings are attention-grabbing: they aim to capture our internal sight by tapping into our external […]
Companionship Across Time and Space
Before you read this blog post, I want to make two disclaimers: I am a nerd. As I’m writing this post, I’m wearing a t-shirt that says, “BOWTIES ARE COOL,” a quote from the eleventh […]
I Have Seen the Lord
By Lorraine Cuddeback 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 […]
Saint Francis and the Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis
Over 40 years ago, Lynn White Jr. published The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, an article that sparked a significant number of theologians to connect the harmful understanding of the God-world relationship within Christianity […]
Where Two or Three Are Gathered: The Holy Spirit and the Blogging Community
If you have been following Daily Theology these past few weeks, you have seen that several members of our DT community have had the rare opportunity to share some time together. During the week of […]
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 […]
The Beloved of Romero
“If God accepts the sacrifice of my life, may my death be for the freedom of my people … A bishop will die, but the Church of God, which is the people, will never perish.” […]
On Claiming Romero
It is early morning on this day of Romero’s beatification, 35 years after his assassination. The hundreds or perhaps thousands of government posters throughout the city proudly claim Romero as El Salvador’s martyr. There is […]
The Complex Catherine of Siena and the Sin of Simplifying Saints
Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) is an incredibly complex figure, an immensely influential and vastly charitable saint of great faith on the one hand, and a stubborn, headstrong, and deeply, fatally flawed human on the […]
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