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May 2018

May 08, 2018

The Lord Be With You . . .

What is the best way to get the attention of a bunch of Episcopalians? I...

May 06, 2018

What Christians Get Wrong About Jesus

Historical Christianity has fallen into the error that corrupts all attempts to communicate religion ....

February 2018

February 20, 2018

Beauty for Ashes, or Why Lent is a Bad Idea

One sunny morning in September 1983, when I was struggling in my late twenties with...

February 13, 2018

Lent is for Lovers

This year, for the first time since 1945, Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day fall on...

February 04, 2018

Keeping Hope Alive

The theme of a philosophy conference that I attended a couple of years ago was...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

When a Prophet Speaks, People Listen (or at least they should)

The third Sunday of Advent is always John the Baptist Sunday; last Sunday's reading from...

December 07, 2017

Peace Be To You

I was raised in a version of Christianity that had no sense of the liturgical...

November 2017

November 12, 2017

I’m a Christian, But I Won’t Be Saying “Merry Christmas”

A few days ago, reports that Roy Moore, Alabama Republican candidate for the United States...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

Ordinary Miracles

Every year, between Pentecost and the Sunday after Thanksgiving, the lectionary takes us through week...

October 05, 2017

Reboot and Retool

We seek retreats for ourselves in country places, on beaches and mountains . . ....

August 2017

August 17, 2017

Two Reasons to be Hopeful (even with Donald Trump as President)

There are reasons to be hopeful--even on those days that Nazis, white supremacists, racists, and...

August 10, 2017

Breaking Ground

Annie Dillard once wrote that if we truly paid attention to what we were doing,...

August 03, 2017

The Kingdom of Heaven is like Kudzu

We often tend to domesticate Jesus' parables, turning them into something attractive and nice. But...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Facts, Words, and the Word

The depths of divine love cannot be exhausted by words, by speech, by texts, by...

June 12, 2017

Carbonated Holiness

Anne Lamott defines laughter as Carbonated Holiness. These days, we could use a lot more...

April 2017

April 14, 2017

Actually, He Died

"Total disaster." "Not good." "Sad." We're becoming used to these phrases. But they reach a...

April 09, 2017

To Die For

What is bothering me incessantly is the question of what Christianity really is, or indeed...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

I Don’t Know

Let me tell you here first, “trust in God” has never floated my boat as...

December 2016

December 05, 2016

That Hopey Changey Thing

Although I was raised in the most non-liturgical version of Christianity imaginable, I love liturgy....

August 2016

August 17, 2016

The Universe in a Coffee Cup

If you are fond of a cup, say “I am fond of a cup!” For...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

A Common Criminal

During the Providence Friars’ recent exciting basketball season, Jeanne and I frequently watched a replay of...

March 20, 2016

Blessed Is He Who Comes

Rodney Delasanta was one of best teachers and colleagues I ever had the privilege of...

February 2016

February 26, 2016

Inquiring Minds

Not long ago I had the chance to read a novel by Ian McEwan that...

February 17, 2016

Stranger in a Strange Land

I am not Catholic. I have been firmly ensconced in Catholic higher education for close...

October 2015

October 02, 2015

A Jesuit Frame of Mind

The recently concluded visit of Pope Francis to the United States has put me in...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

The Sea of Ignorance

People tend to think of not knowing as something to be wiped out or overcome,...

June 2015

June 05, 2015

Divine Stalking

He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you are awake Big Brother? The...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

Strange and Beautiful

Forgive me for name dropping, but I went to dinner with a New York Times...

December 2014

December 03, 2014

Wake Up!

I had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to observe a colleague in class,...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

Celebrating Life

I recently submitted two grant proposals related to my sabbatical that will begin next July....

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