By Fran Rossi Szpylczyn Thinking about the Gospel, reading it on paper, hearing it proclaimed is one thing. Living it, well, that is another thing now, isn’t it? At mass Jesus’ words in Matthew’s Gospel were clear, […]
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Why It Matters That Jesus Never Shoveled Snow
Catch Daily Theology’s John Slattery as he reflects on the fact that Jesus never had to shovel snow over at the blogTheology in Progress: Jesus never really experienced winter. Not really. And I find that really […]
The Gospel According to Britney Spears
By Andrew Staron and Stephen Okey Last week on All Saints Day, various outlets reported that a new musical would use the songs of Britney Spears to tell the story of Jesus Christ. On some […]
A Mother’s Day Interview with Julian of Norwich
Yesterday being Mother’s Day, one does not expect to find a sermon relating the absence of one’s father on a business trip to the ascension of Jesus, and one might be surprised to hear a […]
The Necessary Terror of Holy Saturday
I’ve always appreciated the awkwardness of Holy Saturday. It’s like, ok, the dark part is over now. Goodness is on the way….we can start to arrange Easter baskets and maybe even have a Holy Saturday […]
Jesus Christ Superstar: Who Do You Say I Am?
For me, the staple film of Holy Week is Jesus Christ Superstar. The first time I saw the film was in high school when VH1 was airing it on Palm Sunday. Being an early 1970’s […]
Little Second Coming
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, the “manifestation,” or, in a looser translation, the “coming out” of the newborn Christ in the world. In the Christian West, over a very complicated history, we focused […]
Getting God’s Attention
“The best way to get Jesus’ attention is by talking to Mary.” On this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, I find myself wondering how many have heard this line or something […]
Celebrating Christmas During Advent
Its a common theological trope during the Advent season that “everyone’s doing it wrong.” It’s Advent, not Christmas! It’s the time of waiting, the time of preparation, the time to reflect on the liturgical meaning […]
The Evangelization of Emmanuel
The XIII Ordinary Session of the Synod of Bishops will be held in Rome October 7-28 on the theme, “The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith.” The Emerging Theologians Network, in partnership […]
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