by Jen Owens I remember sitting in the office of my spiritual director Fernando one morning near the end of my sophomore year of college, bemoaning the fact that one of my dear friends was […]
Patrick: A Prophet for Global Justice
In search of St. Patrick St. Patrick is one of a handful of Christian saints, along with Mary, Valentine and Francis, that is celebrated in popular culture. His feast day is commemorated with supermarket meat […]
A Lenten Resurrection
In an interesting juxtaposition of the liturgical and television seasons, the First Sunday of Lent saw the premiere of ABC’s much-promoted Resurrection. The show is raveling a thread about what happens when deceased loved ones […]
The Fix-it Impulse: The Challenge of Abiding in the Desert
“I can fix it.” As a minister, spouse, father, social worker, son, white male, in virtually every context of my life has that phrase been a refrain. It’s both gift and curse. “I can fix […]
Where are Pope Francis’ Binders Full of Women?
Today, on International Women’s Day, Pope Francis named the members of his new and very influential “Council for the Economy,” which he recreated on February 24. On this council are eight cardinals and seven laypersons. […]
RCIA as Apprenticeship: St. Perpetua and St. Felicity as Models for Christian Living
Today is the feast of St. Perpetua and St. Felicity. These two women were martyred in the early 3rd century for entering the catechumenate and being baptized. Perpetua (a noblewoman) was a nursing mother and […]
True Value
On Monday my Facebook feed revealed that a friendly acquaintance has an article coming out in a prestigious academic journal. While I wish my first thoughts had been, “Oh good, some new take on the […]
Lent 2014
As the season of Lent begins this week, we at Daily Theology will collect our reflections on this page as a handy reference. We will be bringing you posts for each Sunday as well as […]
Why I Am Fasting from Facebook for Lent
Note from Editors: Although it’s still Monday and people are partying somewhere where it’s not so cold, we at DT thought it would be nice to reflect on Lenten “giving-upness,” in the form of Brian […]
Pope Francis’ Hidden Precedent: The Congregation for Extraordinary Affairs #tbt
While perusing Church history today in the hopes of editing an article, I came across one of those rare gems that helps to explain the current situation of the church. As we all know, last […]
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