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Category Archives: Sacrament

But Does It Work? – Anointing the Sick as a Model Response to Suffering

Featuredby Benjamin Durheim Leave a comment

Disclaimer: At the outset of this post, I feel I need to say at least one thing I’m not talking about here.  I’m not talking about suffering inflicted by sinful […]

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Liturgical Calendar, Liturgy, Sacrament, Suffering, Theodicy, Theology and Culture

Holy Communion and Unholy Indifference

October 24, 2017by Benjamin Durheim 4 Comments

“Racism opposes the order of Eucharist.” -M. Shawn Copeland, Enfleshing Freedom (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2010), 109. Living in rural Minnesota, like in many rural areas of the United States, I […]

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Discipleship, Ethics and Moral Theology, Eucharist, Justice, Race, Racism, Sacrament, Social Justice, Theology and Culture

Re-Creating Ourselves: Voting and Eucharist

September 30, 2016by Benjamin Durheim Leave a comment

As Theological Shark Week X winds down, I’d like to take a moment to talk about the event of voting itself.  Christine McCarthy and Stephen Okey helped us think about […]

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Liturgy, Politics, Sacrament, Theological Shark Week, Theology and Culture, Theology and Society

WHY ‘RECEIVING THE SACRAMENTS’ IS WRONG

July 15, 2016by Guest Post Leave a comment

By: Joseph Martos Unlike other Christians, Catholics talk about “receiving the sacraments.” What do they mean when they say this? And where does this manner of speaking come from? What […]

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Catholic Identity, Catholicism, Eucharist, Guest Post, Sacrament, Theology and Culture

Raising Hell*

October 30, 2015by Amanda Osheim 3 Comments

Editors’ note:  This post was originally part of Theological Shark Week V:  Holy Hell?!  Daily Theology Explores the Afterlife in October 2013.   As a child, I was fascinated by one […]

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Baptism, Christian Life, Discipleship, Eucharist, Faith, Grace, Hell, Jesus Christ, Mercy, Redemption, Sacrament, Salvation, Sin, Solidarity, Theological Shark Week

On Seeing the Pope, Being a Teacher, and Being Transformed

September 25, 2015by Andrew Staron Leave a comment

A pilgrimage is a journey undertaken in light of a story. A great event has happened; the pilgrim hears the reports and goes in search of the evidence, aspiring to […]

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Catholicism, Christian Life, Conversation, Conversion, Pope Francis, Sacrament, Teaching

Relating Sacramentally in Online Teaching

February 24, 2015by The Editors 1 Comment

By Daniella Zsupan-Jerome, Ph.D. Stephen Okey’s recent reflection on “Catholic Identity and Online Education” is a timely conversation starter, and I appreciate his framework of focusing especially on five key […]

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Catholic Identity, Guest Post, Liturgy, Sacrament, Theological Shark Week, Theology and Technology

Rituals of Hope and All Souls’ Day

November 2, 2014by Katharine Mahon 2 Comments

The theology of All Souls’ Day is often explained in connection with Purgatory; for example, Michael Rubbelke wrote a great post on Purgatory and prayers for the dead last year […]

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Afterlife, Christian Life, Death, Eucharist, Hope, Liturgy, Resurrection, Sacrament, Saints, Uncategorized

The Quest for the Lord’s Cup

June 7, 2014by Marc Vincent Rugani Leave a comment

In Buffalo, New York, there are two predominant religions: Roman Catholicism and ice hockey.  Listening to games on my Sony boom box in the church parking lot while reenacting amazing […]

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Christian Life, Community, Eucharist, Sacrament, Theology and Culture, Tradition

Thirty Years of Born in the USA

June 4, 2014by Katherine A. Greiner 6 Comments

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 […]

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