When I was a junior at Georgetown, I was part of a Bible study on the Gospel of Mark. Although I had been raised as a sort of lackadaisical Presbyterian, I had been trending towards […]
Tag: Lent
What We’re Doing for Lent: Some Reflections
If you have not already checked out Kate Mahon‘s post, Rend Your Hearts: How to Break Your Heart this Lent, then please give it a read now! Some additional folks at Daily Theology wanted to […]
Rend Your Hearts: How to Break Your Heart This Lent
What are you giving up for Lent? I hate this question. I hate it in part because my small-town Minnesota sensibilities recoil at the idea of publicizing sacrifice. If I give up something big, won’t […]
“He Became Perturbed and Deeply Troubled” – The Com-passion of Christ in the Face of Evil
Two weeks from the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord, and one week from Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, the readings from the fourth gospel, John 11, invite us to meditate on God’s […]
Overcoming Unreality
By Arlene F. Montevecchio The bright white sheets were crisp and comfortable as an industrial-sized fan blew nearby, shielding me from the sweltering sun. A red hibiscus tree beckoned from the balcony, but I couldn’t crawl […]
Catholic Fitness Problems
In this penitential season of Lent, we Catholics are on a spiritual journey to develop habits of prayer and to abstain from excess as we work with God to be made anew in Christ’s image. […]
Lent is About Baptism
“Lent is about baptism.” This phrase was the thread running through the homilies of my parish priest several years ago, and today’s readings highlight it again for me. Water is a tricky element. From Genesis […]
The Details of Our Devotion
There are few writers that have impacted my view of the world, and the way I see myself in it, as profoundly as Mary Oliver has. I have added her poems to my personal collection […]
Valentine’s Day! Catholic Universities! Lent! Oh My!
Exciting things are happening at Daily Theology this week. We hope that you check them out! Sweets to the sweet: Tomorrow, as you all know, is St. Valentine’s Day. (Of course, it is also the […]
“So Utterly Human”: A Reflection for Good Friday
In his recent Palm Sunday homily, Pope Francis invites us to enter the mystery of Holy Week by reflecting on who we are in the unfolding drama of the Lord’s Passion: We might well ask […]
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