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2024-12-08T13:19:16-04:00

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Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant

Last updated on: December 8, 2024 at 1:19 pm By Vance Morgan

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I was saddened to hear a couple of days ago that Fr. Wilfred Thiesen died this past week at the age of 95. He was a son of Minnesota who spent the majority of his years as a member of the Benedictine community at Saint John’s Abbey on the campus of St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He professed simple vows as a Benedictine monk in 1950, followed by final profession in 1953. Subsequently he completed divinity studies at St.... Read more

2024-12-05T17:56:07-04:00

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Conversations with God

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 5:56 pm By Vance Morgan

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I was raised by a father who claimed to have regular conversations with God. My father regularly dropped phrases such as “God told me that . . .” or “The Lord said this to me . . .” into normal conversations. God seemed interested not only in what my father was reading or doing, but also gave him assistance when ordering breakfast at his favorite diner. This was disconcerting for someone who never heard God say anything at all. Was... Read more

2024-12-01T14:29:28-04:00

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Beauty for Ashes

Last updated on: December 1, 2024 at 2:29 pm By Vance Morgan

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On a beautiful, crystal clear June afternoon in 2002 I sat in an alpine meadow at the foot of the spectacularly majestic Grand Tetons in northwestern Wyoming. A handful of family was gathered to pay final respects to and spread the ashes of my father, who had died a few months earlier. On the porch of my brother’s house that morning, I had considered what scripture text might be appropriate to read as we honored a man who had memorized massive... Read more

2024-12-01T10:22:10-04:00

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A Brief Introduction to Advent

Last updated on: December 1, 2024 at 10:22 am By Vance Morgan

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Today is both the first Sunday of Advent and the first Sunday of the new liturgical year (Year C in the lectionary for those who are following along. Advent is my favorite liturgical season, partially because it was the first new liturgical season I encountered after encountering the Episcopal church for the first time in my middle twenties in a high desert long ago and far away . . . let me take you there with a few introductory paragraphs... Read more

2024-11-25T18:58:56-04:00

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What Are You Thankful For?

Last updated on: November 25, 2024 at 6:58 pm By Vance Morgan

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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, for lots of different reasons. It is the least commercial of all the major holidays in this country, neatly nestled between two of the most commericial: Halloween and Christmas. It is the reason for the longest break I get during the Fall semester. Most important, it has been my family’s favorite holiday for the last thirty-seven years because on the day before Thanksgiving in 1987, my sons and I met Jeanne at my parents’ condominium,... Read more

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2024-11-24T08:35:08-04:00

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A Beautiful Conversation About Grief

Last updated on: November 24, 2024 at 8:35 am By Vance Morgan

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You may have noticed that I’ve been providing more links to view and listen to recently in my posts than has been my custom, especially since the recent election. There’s a reason for that–I don’t have anything particularly insightful to say these days that isn’t said much more insightfully by others. That’s partly because I’m not anxious to jump into the post-mortem on the recent election, but also because I’m in the middle of a very busy semester, I have... Read more

2024-11-22T07:50:28-04:00

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Ordinay Time is coming to an end . . .

Last updated on: November 22, 2024 at 7:50 am By Vance Morgan

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First, some big news! I received the page proofs of A Year of Faith and Philosophy a couple of days ago–they look great! One more time through, and the book will be essentially out of my hands until its publication early next October. It has been a labor of love–a long process that is close to completion. This Sunday is the final Sunday of Ordinary Time–in a bit over a week we begin a brand new liturgical cycle. Here are... Read more

2024-11-18T17:12:32-04:00

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The Interlocking Crises of Religion and Democracy

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 5:12 pm By Vance Morgan

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Readers of this blog know that a month ago, I spent two days with my son Justin in Denver, CO at Theology Beer Camp, a memorable gathering that we undoubtedly will do our best to attend next year as well. One of the memorable sessions we attended at Beer Camp was “The Interlocking Crises of Religion and Democracy,” a conversation between scholars Diana Butler Bass, Gary Dorrian, and Robert C. Jones, moderated by Aaron Stauffer. If you don’t know who... Read more

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2024-11-18T12:20:42-04:00

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Hannah’s Bold Faith Amid Patriarchal Blind Spots

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 12:20 pm By Vance Morgan

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The lectionary reading from the Jewish scriptures for today involves one of my favorite Bible characters. Here’s what I have included in my forthcoming book A Year of Faith and Philosophy for this Sunday and this text. The books of the Bible were written over centuries by men in patriarchal societies; the texts were selected and curated in later centuries by men in patriarchal societies. And yet, women’s voices frequently shine through, as we have seen throughout this book. Sarah, Rahab,... Read more

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2024-11-14T15:06:37-04:00

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Christianity and Power

Last updated on: November 14, 2024 at 3:06 pm By Vance Morgan

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So how are you doing ten days after the election? In the wee hours of the morning a week ago Wednesday, when it became official that the worst that could happen had happened, I made a decision that has turned out to be helpful and that I plan to live by for the forseeable future. Stop watching 24/7 news. Stop listening to politics podcasts while walking Bovina every morning. The amount of time and energy I spent over the past... Read more

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