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2011-02-02T18:09:53-07:00

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“Woman, you have great faith!”: Our Christian Memory

Last updated on: February 2, 2011 at 6:09 pm By K. Mulhern

Whenever I teach a survey of Church history, I include at the very beginning some comments about the extraordinary growth rate of the Christian community in the first century. Some historians suggest that in less than three centuries after Christ, more than 10% of the Roman Empire’s population was Christian. Scholars attribute this rapid spread to a wide variety of factors, but one of the most pivotal was the Church’s treatment of women. When I’ve addressed this issue, I often... Read more

2012-04-11T14:45:06-06:00

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The Government Is Not Going to Do Kingdom Work

Last updated on: April 11, 2012 at 2:45 pm By K. Mulhern

It’s been nearly two years since the full intensity of the last presidential campaign, but I’m still stewing over the uneasiness it created in me. I’m not making any political comments here, only ecclesiological ones. The campaign may or may not have been more vitriolic than most, though it does seem like civility is giving way to unrestrained derision. “Grown-up” behavior is looking and sounding more and more like seventh-grade spite. But it’s the Church I’m worried about. In 2008,... Read more

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2010-09-20T20:59:27-06:00

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The Taxi to Hell

Last updated on: September 20, 2010 at 8:59 pm By K. Mulhern

I caught an episode of “The Apprentice” this weekend. Sixteen hopefuls lined up respectfully and submissively before Donald Trump and his lieutenants, who happen to be Ivanka and Donald, Jr., his children. This season, apparently the would-be apprentices are all victims of the economic downturn – they’ve already all been fired or let go or otherwise vocationally dumped. They’ve gone from highly successful professionals to unemployed, desperate, and very hungry wannabes. Mr. Trump is the golden ticket to Wonkaland. As... Read more

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2010-09-03T15:48:08-06:00

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Doubt ~ “Could Be Wrong … but I Don’t Think So.” (Third time’s the charm.)

Last updated on: September 3, 2010 at 3:48 pm By K. Mulhern

I don’t know anything at all about hunting pheasant. But I can imagine myself in the quiet mists of morning out in the wide open fields of Nebraska, standing beside the pick-up, tightening the boots, downing the last sip of coffee, loading up the guns and strapping on the orange vest, watching the dogs pace with excitement. I’m seeing through my husband’s eyes. He has hunted pheasant. I smell the drying corn stalks and perhaps a whiff of burning leaves.... Read more

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2010-07-11T19:12:24-06:00

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Doubt: “Just the Facts, Ma’am” – Second Thoughts

Last updated on: July 11, 2010 at 7:12 pm By K. Mulhern

The show’s dramatic theme song prepped the audience for a thrill; the deep voice announced the following: “The story you are about to see is true; the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” Sgt. Joe Friday, confronted with auto theft, kidnapping, and murder, pursues the villain through clues and terse interviews – “just the facts, Ma’am.” (And why is it always “ma’am” as though it’s always the women who muddle up the account with emotion and embellish it... Read more

2012-04-11T16:19:09-06:00

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Letter to My College-Bound Son

Last updated on: April 11, 2012 at 4:19 pm By K. Mulhern

Dear Riley, Though this is not the first letter I’ve written to you, this is the first letter I’ve ever written to my son who is leaving home for greater adventures. You’ve always been an Adventurer – full of curiosity, passion, and an incomprehensible cheerfulness about getting up at o’dark thirty. God knows I’ve tried to manage your adventures, and sometimes I suppose I’ve been a hindrance and an obstacle. Someone once said that having children was like choosing to... Read more

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2010-05-06T10:52:36-06:00

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Doubt, the Great Jeopardy? — First Blush

Last updated on: May 6, 2010 at 10:52 am By K. Mulhern

Doubt is on my mind. It really feels like an autumn topic, I think – best suited for cold winds and browning leaves and dark, heavy clouds. Not a spring topic, which seems like it should be all about cheery faith and warm devotion. But seasonally correct or not, it’s all around me. Perhaps, however, it should belong to spring. Easter begs its attention. After all, the big questions in Jerusalem and all over Palestine in those weeks and months... Read more

2012-04-11T14:43:05-06:00

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The Inadequacies of Motherhood

Last updated on: April 11, 2012 at 2:43 pm By K. Mulhern

We’re wrapping up the childhood years. Long ago we moved on from play dates and zoo adventures and Baby Beluga. I didn’t have much time to mourn all that because we were soon deep into baseball games, track meets, driving lessons, and orchestral performances. But now we’ve gone to our last back-to-school night; we’ve sent them off to the last Homecoming party; we’ve had our last pumpkin-carving party; we’ve gone to the last cross country race and jazz performance; we’ve... Read more

Children and Parenting

2010-03-19T16:59:07-06:00

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Lenten Letdown

Last updated on: March 19, 2010 at 4:59 pm By K. Mulhern

The season always starts out with such zeal. About two days into it, I’m beginning to revise my expectations seriously. By now, mid-Lent, I’m barely holding on. Do not misunderstand. It’s NOT that my Lenten disciplines are so arduous. Not at all. It’s just that my very real confrontation with the futility of them disheartens me. I abstain from things I enjoy very much, and can really only grumble about it and then find something else to satiate my cravings.... Read more

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2010-02-17T17:48:20-07:00

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Ashes and Guilt by Association

Last updated on: February 17, 2010 at 5:48 pm By K. Mulhern

I walked into the noon service today, and felt a great sense of comfort at this great annual shift into Lent. The purple cloth over the cross, the silent gathering, the smell of burned palms, the flecks of ash on my nose – these lured me into the quiet and contemplation of a season of repentance. Historically, the Church invites us to express our desire to repent by taking on spiritual practices – serving, fasting, praying. “What are you going... Read more

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