During my first year of teaching at a high school, I was handed the preexisting curriculum for the sophomore class. I vividly remember sitting at my desk starring at the large multi-colored teacher’s manual with […]
Story-Telling with Luke: Transforming Our Personal and Collective Narratives
Last Sunday’s Gospel was Luke’s familiar story of Jesus’ visit with Mary and Martha. Before Mass, I quickly glanced at the readings and sighed. This one again, I thought to myself. Another chance to feel […]
WHY ‘RECEIVING THE SACRAMENTS’ IS WRONG
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 they mean is that there […]
Re-Reading the Gospel of Matthew: Expecting the Unexpected
This past year I had the pleasure of teaching two sections of my university’s required introductory theology course, Foundations of Theology: Biblical and Historical, and I am slated to teach it again this fall as […]
DT Podcast Episode 24 – Susanne Scholz
Welcome to episode 24 of the Daily Theology Podcast! In continuation of his Dallas trip, Mike Avery interviews Dr. Susanne Scholz of Southern Methodist university. The conversation starts with a discussion of Scholz’s influential gymnasium […]
Five Responses to Job’s Suffering
For to me sighing comes more readily than food; my groans well forth like water. For what I feared overtakes me; what I dreaded comes upon me. I have no peace nor ease; I have […]
This is not a new normal
In case you haven’t heard, over the past two days, two more young black men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, were killed by police officers. Mr. Sterling was shot by officers in Baton Rouge, LA, while […]
In you I take refuge: the political vision of the Psalms
The Psalms aren’t generally the first place we think to look in the Bible for a political vision, perhaps because they are so often used as a source of private consolation or words of praise […]
The Challenge of the Prophets
Welcome to the first installation of this year’s Vacation Bible School! Over the next several weeks, Daily Theology will be bringing you all things bible. Make sure to check back regularly for a variety of […]
Justice, Evil, and Worship – Remembering Virgil Michel, OSB
June 26 marks the birthday of one of the great pioneers of liturgical reform in North America: Virgil Michel, OSB (he was born in 1890— happy 126th, Virgil!). He made a great many contributions to […]
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