During one of our regular Sunday night phone calls, my mom reported her encounter at mass with a song she’d not before heard, “Sacrifice of Praise” by Michael Joncas. Beyond the loveliness of the song’s […]
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 […]
Vocation
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the word vocation. Since I was 19 years old I have been collecting degrees in theology (a BA, a MTS and soon a PhD). I felt a strong […]
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 […]
The Vatican, technology, and being human
This past Tuesday, on the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict’s ordination to the priesthood, the Vatican published a new, interactive, accessibility-oriented website called news.va…. Impressive to say the least. Note the nice twitter integration; the […]
Of Celebrity and Sanctity
The Oxford English Dictionary tells us that the word “celebrity” has existed since the 17th century – which seems odd, considering its common and sometimes tawdry usage in the media today. The two most helpful […]
A Particular Sanctity: Thomas M. King, S.J.
Rev. Thomas M. King, S.J. died of a heart attack on June 23, 2009. Despite the fact that he had broken his hip some seven years prior and had undergone several painful surgeries over the intervening […]
Holy Orders
Last week I returned to Iowa after having life turned upside down by ten days of travel in northern California. The chance to visit dear friends, meet new folks, and soak up beautiful scenery was […]
Technology, theology, and the beauty of computational analysis
An interesting article appeared in the journal Science this past January, describing a new method of quantitative computational analysis by employing the vast and mostly hidden digitized library of Google Books for the sake of […]
An Invitation to Conversation
Welcome to the Daily Theology blog! As the header says, our aim here is faith seeking understanding in everyday life. We hope to examine questions and issues that pertain to the role of theology in […]
