Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

A Catholic Thinker

Home
Catholic

2016-03-28T21:38:08-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

What I Learned from Romano Guardini & Jesus Christ Superstar

Last updated on: March 28, 2016 at 9:38 pm By Tod Worner

And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and he prayed. Simon and those who were with him pursued him and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for you.” – Mark 1: 35-37 Years ago a local church put on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s (and lyricist Tim Rice’s) rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar. If you have never seen it, it is quite the ride with full-throated 1970s-era rock anthems centering on the fallen disciple, Judas Iscariot, as he witnesses the... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-12-31T08:38:09-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

I Have a Confession to Make

Last updated on: December 31, 2014 at 8:38 am By Tod Worner

The Confession by Guiseppe Molteni I have a confession to make. Years ago, before I converted to Catholicism, I harbored suspicion about the Catholic Sacrament of Confession (also known as the Sacrament of Reconciliation). Now, let me be clear. As a Lutheran, I always believed in the importance of praying to God and asking for the forgiveness of my sins. That was simply “part of the Christian deal”. God created us, loves us and passionately wants a relationship with us.... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-12-24T23:27:18-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Christ Child (A Poem for Christmas)

Last updated on: December 24, 2014 at 11:27 pm By Tod Worner

Nativity with Saints Francis & Lawrence by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio ——— Christ Child Did you know, little Child, The world that would receive you? Ill with Sin, Delirious with Pride, Desperate for Healing, But recoiling from Your touch. Of course, You did. Of course, You did. But for now, dear Child, Sleep. Be soothed by the cool winter wind And nurse from Mother Immaculate And rest under Father’s watch. Tomorrow, You begin. But tonight – tonight – sleep. Sleep. Read more

Uncategorized

2014-12-22T08:42:15-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Why Stories Trump Statements

Last updated on: December 22, 2014 at 8:42 am By Tod Worner

Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me by Fritz von Uhde “A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is. You tell a story because a statement would be inadequate.” – Flannery O’Connor Eighteen years ago I fell madly in love. Her name was Cari. She had long, auburn hair, high cheekbones, dancing blue eyes and a smile that could... Read more

Uncategorized

Catholicism

stories

2016-03-28T21:40:09-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

On Thomas Merton & Being Your Brother’s Keeper

Last updated on: March 28, 2016 at 9:40 pm By Tod Worner

The First Mourning by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Then the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He answered, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” – Genesis 4:9 It was 1942, just after the Feast of the Visitation, that Thomas Merton received word. He was going to have a visitor. The two couldn’t have been on more divergent paths. Thomas Merton was a novice aspiring to be a monk at Gethsemani, a Trappist monastery in Kentucky. His brother, John... Read more

Uncategorized

brotherhood

thomas merton

2014-12-23T22:27:08-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Wisdom of Dickens’ Second Ghost

Last updated on: December 23, 2014 at 10:27 pm By Tod Worner

As the second Advent candle is lit and the days are advancing to Christmas, my nostalgia climbs to new peaks. My tendency at this time of year is to flee the winter chill by imagining myself wrapped in an overwarm blanket, nestled in an overstuffed chair perched before an overstocked fire (I say “imagining” because this vision rarely comes to fruition). Nonetheless, the ornaments have been hung, the nativity scene arranged and Vince Guaraldi alternates with Nat King Cole... Read more

2014-12-23T22:28:18-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

“One Day, Not Far Off ” – Advent & Liberation

Last updated on: December 23, 2014 at 10:28 pm By Tod Worner

“Christians used the word ‘advent’ to express their relationship with Jesus Christ: Jesus is the King who entered this poor ‘province’ called ‘earth’ to pay everyone a visit; he makes all those who believe in him participate in his Coming, all who believe in his presence in the liturgical assembly. The essential meaning of the word adventus was: God is here, he has not withdrawn from the world, he has not deserted us. Even if we cannot see and touch... Read more

Uncategorized

2014-12-23T22:29:55-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Ferguson, Martin Luther King, Jr. & Being Honest About Protest

Last updated on: December 23, 2014 at 10:29 pm By Tod Worner

It’s late – very late. It is the second night of protests in Ferguson, Missouri. It is the second night of reaction to the Grand Jury verdict not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown. The protests last night devolved to riots, looting and arson. Tonight the protests have spread to other major metropolitan areas. And the nation watches anxiously. This post is not going to discuss the guilt or innocence of Officer Darren Wilson. The legal system... Read more

Uncategorized

ferguson

martin luther king jr.

protest

2014-12-23T22:31:17-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Pope, Conscience & the Clattering Train

Last updated on: December 23, 2014 at 10:31 pm By Tod Worner

It was April, 1935. And Winston Churchill, a lowly Member of the British Parliament, was beside himself. After all, the German Fuhrer had done it again. After being in power for a little over two years, German Chancellor (and de jure Dictator) Adolf Hitler had baldly & brazenly told his British counterparts that the German air force (the existence of which was outlawed by the Versailles Treaty of 1919) now equaled the British Royal Air Force in size. But Churchill’s... Read more

2014-12-23T22:34:21-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

First Reconciliation & An Encounter with “An Absolute Beauty”

Last updated on: December 23, 2014 at 10:34 pm By Tod Worner

I’d never been to a retreat like this. This would be my first. I guess that’s not surprising given my late arrival to Catholicism, converting only four years ago. But now, my oldest daughter (a second-grader) was about to take part in her First Reconciliation. So I found myself on Saturday morning arriving with my wife and daughter at our church’s retreat to prepare for this Holy Sacrament. Starting us off, the deeply thoughtful yet puckish Director of Children’s Faith... Read more

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What order did the four beasts that rose from the sea in Daniel's vision appear?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Leopard, bear, lion with eagle's wings, terrifying beast with iron teeth Terrifying beast with iron teeth, lion with eagle's wings, leopard, bear Bear, lion with eagle's wings, terrifying beast with iron teeth, leopard Lion with eagle's wings, bear, leopard, terrifying beast with iron teeth

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category A Catholic Thinker's Story Uncategorized

Select a Month March 2017 February 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Catholic