By Eric Martin Warning: this post includes a graphic image of torture tactics. Today America claims to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but this nation does not know what that means. King’s dream is […]
Christmas Ecstasy
“All love tends towards ecstasy,” Thomas Merton writes, “in the sense that it takes us out of ourselves and makes us live in the object of our love.” For the God who is love, this […]
Two New Songs for Christmas (Eve)!
Inspired by our own Amanda Osheim’s earlier post on “All I Want for Christmas is an Advent Playlist,” I’d like to offer two Christmas songs to add to your repertoire. I know, I know…who needs […]
Yes, Mr. O’Reilly, There is a War on Christmas: But It’s Not What You Think
“For me Christmas has always been about this; contemplating the visit of God to his people…Christmas in this time of conflicts is a call from God who gives us this gift. Do we want to […]
Church of the Poor in the eyes of Pope Francis
Catch Daily Theology’s own Kevin Ahern with Fredrick Wamalwa on “Pope Francis and the Church of the Poor” in the Kenyan Standard Online: It’s like a dream or a movie. In less than a year, Pope Francis […]
Advent, Counterculture, and Prayer
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in us the fire of your love. When my siblings and I were growing up, my family decorated the house in Advent and Christmas […]
The Season of Advent: I Want It All
Well aware of my deep love for LEGOs, this year my girlfriend gave me a LEGO Advent Calendar. Each of its 24 little cardboard doors hides a small set of pieces, which so far have […]
A Theological Critique of all things TED
Here at Notre Dame’s campus, I’ve been seeing lots of flyers for their own version of TED talks, called “TEDx.” This is a growing phenomenon, focusing around the idea that “great ideas are worth spreading.” […]
The Season of Advent: Letting Go — Drawn Deeper into the Dark
Today’s readings on the second Sunday of Advent move us deeper into the challenges that my friend Katherine discussed last week in her first post in this Advent series – the challenges of preparing and […]
In Defense of Inter Mirifica
Today (December 4th, 2013) marks the 50th anniversary of the first two documents to come out of Vatican II: Sacrosanctum Concilium (The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy) and Inter Mirifica (The Decree on the Means […]
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