I have always appreciated the ability of good music to slow down my life. So often music simply drifts into the background: an entrance hymn as the pastor walks down the aisle, something to accompany […]
Category: Theology and Culture
St. Patrick’s Day…Reconsidered and Reclaimed
This past weekend I had the chance to go down to New York City for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. The great weather combined with a weekend holiday made for a huge crowd. Over two […]
“Right” Vision
Sitting down to lunch at work last week, I picked up the faculty copy of the New York Times to find an intriguing front page article regarding the “law,” “contraception,” and “Catholic campuses”. The key […]
The Entangled Beauty of Ecumenism
On Christmas Eve I had the privilege of attending two Christmas services: a 4pm Evangelical Presbyterian Church service focused around children and an 8pm Roman Catholic Mass. Although the differences between the two services were […]
The Public Vocation of the Theologian
Whom does the theologian serve? In a certain sense, it’s an easy question to answer: the theologian serves God and neighbor. But then again, what theologian would stop with an easy answer? Bernard Lonergan would […]
Sectarianism and Relativism: The Challenge of Common Ground Today
Are emerging theologians today much different from theologians and church leaders of previous generations? Are we immune from the cultural divides that plagued the generation that lived through Humanae Vitae and Roe vs. Wade. Recently, […]
On the boundaries of science and faith
I recently watched a few episodes of an interesting Science Channel series called “Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman.” The series journeys through popular boundaries of science and the potential intersections with science fiction. For […]
Thoughts on the University and the Value of Education: A (Belated) Response to Fr. Himes
Last week in the Education Life section of the New York Times, Laura Pappano wrote on the continuing growth of the master’s degree. According to her interviewees, the former “consolation prize for failing to finish […]
Discerning a call for another theological space?
I do not know how many times the question has come up for me over the last decade. Which question? “What do you plan to do with THAT?” The topic in question? My area of […]
Re-imagining in Stained Glass
I’ve been spending my 4th of July weekend with family in Sarasota, providing me a nice opportunity to visit new churches. This past Sunday, I went to mass at St. Patrick’s, which from what I […]
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