“I will have Thyself, only Thyself.”
Today we celebrate the memorial of one of the great saints, perhaps the greatest, of the Catholic intellectual tradition, St. Thomas Aquinas. Last semester, a colleague of mine asked a rather unique...
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Lenten discipline requires the reconsideration of our spiritual state. Deacon Scott Dodge (a great blog to follow after the St Joseph’s College Theology blog!) provides a thoughtful connection between...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Model of Sacrificial Love
The gospel reading for Palm Sunday tells about Jesus’ glorious entry into Jerusalem. The Jewish authorities were afraid that the people would declare him king, and with that the power of their...
View ArticleEaster Changes Everything
Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen! Alithos Anesti! Truly, He is Risen! I have the distinctive pleasure of being paid to lead a class of students in reading the Great Books of the Western literary canon....
View ArticleCorpus Christi Makes the Church
The celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi is a good time to ponder, not only the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but our personal identity as Christians – the Body of Christ. The...
View ArticleSaint Anthony and Theology
One of my goals when teaching the lives and writings of the saints to an undergraduate audience is to take these figures “out of stained glass.” That is to say, I endeavor to teach this material in...
View ArticleFaith and Reason
Worth Revisiting Wednesday! This post originally appeared on May 4, 2014. The belief that faith and reason are complementary ways of coming to know the truth, rather than antagonistic rivals or...
View ArticleA Peek Behind the Veil
The word “revelation” has its roots in a Latin word (revelatio) which means “to draw back” (re-) the “veil” (velum). Often we associate this word with the person who has gained knowledge. He or she has...
View ArticleTradition and Communion
In last month’s post, I began by looking at a single word. I thought that I would begin this month’s post in the same vein. Vaguely recalling a line from Sesame Street, therefore, “today’s posting is...
View ArticleSt. Anthony and Theology
One of my goals when teaching the lives and writings of the saints to an undergraduate audience is to take these figures “out of stained glass.” That is to say, I endeavor to teach this material in...
View ArticleHow to Study Theology (and not quit your day job)
When considering the possibility of taking some theology classes, or even pursuing a degree, it’s often the objections that hold sway rather than the movement of the Spirit. What can you do with that?...
View ArticleCalled to Community: Beckoned by the Trinity
Before the beginning is the Trinitarian life of community of the eternal Persons of God. The life of the Trinity is an infinite explosion of giving and receiving love. The spiration of the Spirit is...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Model of Sacrificial Love
The gospel reading for Palm Sunday tells about Jesus’ glorious entry into Jerusalem. The Jewish authorities were afraid that the people would declare him king, and with that the power of their...
View ArticleEaster Changes Everything
Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen! Alithos Anesti! Truly, He is Risen! I have the distinctive pleasure of being paid to lead a class of students in reading the Great Books of the Western literary canon....
View ArticleCorpus Christi Makes the Church
The celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi is a good time to ponder, not only the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but our personal identity as Christians – the Body of Christ. The...
View ArticleSaint Anthony and Theology
One of my goals when teaching the lives and writings of the saints to an undergraduate audience is to take these figures “out of stained glass.” That is to say, I endeavor to teach this material in...
View ArticleFaith and Reason
Worth Revisiting Wednesday! This post originally appeared on May 4, 2014. The belief that faith and reason are complementary ways of coming to know the truth, rather than antagonistic rivals or...
View ArticleA Peek Behind the Veil
The word “revelation” has its roots in a Latin word (revelatio) which means “to draw back” (re-) the “veil” (velum). Often we associate this word with the person who has gained knowledge. He or she has...
View ArticleTradition and Communion
In last month’s post, I began by looking at a single word. I thought that I would begin this month’s post in the same vein. Vaguely recalling a line from Sesame Street, therefore, “today’s posting is...
View ArticleSt. Anthony and Theology
One of my goals when teaching the lives and writings of the saints to an undergraduate audience is to take these figures “out of stained glass.” That is to say, I endeavor to teach this material in...
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