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December 21, 2014
Veni Veni Emmanuel
It's the fourth week of Advent. I hope you are finding the light of Christ is...
December 20, 2014
Paradise within the Cave: Rublev’s Nativity
Last week in my “Modern Magi on the Meaning of Christmas” conversation featuring with Scot McKnight, Nadia Bolz-Weber,...
December 18, 2014
The Hardest Bible Quiz You’ll Ever Take (?)
Bluefield College recently created what they are calling the "Hardest Bible Quiz You'll ever Take."...
December 18, 2014
Listen to the Haunting Beauty of the Ancient Babylonian Language
The scripture is filled with references to music. One of the most powerful is the...
December 16, 2014
I Am the Very Model of a Biblical Philologist
A few days ago Josh Tyra, a student at Trinity in Deerfield, IL, posted this...
December 16, 2014
The Stunning Beauty of Iceland
I have long wanted to visit Iceland. It seems like my version of paradise. Not...
December 14, 2014
Saturday Night Live: Church
Did you catch Saturday Night Live yesterday? They had a spot-on sketch about going to...
December 11, 2014
Five Things You Don’t Know About Christmas (and probably should)
Christmas is almost here and Patheos is hosting a special conversation about it called “Modern...
December 08, 2014
The Call to be Immaculate: Why Holiness Matters
Holiness is a theological concept that under-girds the entire life of the Christian community. It...
December 07, 2014
Getting Fired up, After Burning Out
Spiritual life is not a cake walk. I have to confess I feel like most...
December 06, 2014
6 Lessons from John of the Cross to Advent Pilgrims
Advent is a season that the christian church has historically used as a time to examine...
December 04, 2014
A Theological Survey of Holiness
I recently posted an article talking about what the word holiness means. Today I want to...
December 02, 2014
Colbert Teaches John McCain a Quick Bible Lesson
I don't know if you caught it, but there was a great moment on the...
December 02, 2014
Christ Appearing to The Virgin – and to Us
One fascinating image I have been attracted to is that of Christ Appearing to The...
November 2014
November 26, 2014
Moments of Beauty: Chicago
"from the greatness and beauty of created things comes a corresponding perception of their Creator......
November 25, 2014
Caravaggio’s Invitation to Recognize Jesus
Although I tend to be more attracted to traditional icons and iconography I have a...
November 23, 2014
Who are the least in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats?
In this weeks Leactionary text from Matthew 25 we are presented with the last of Jesus...
November 20, 2014
How to Define Holiness
Most people who grow up in the Church have heard the word holy more than...
November 18, 2014
The Eschatological Crucifixion of Bernardo Daddi
One thing that religious art and iconography sometimes does spectacularly, is illuminate the ways in...
November 15, 2014
Exploring Dali’s Sacrament of the Last Supper
Salvidore Dali's Sacrament of the Last Supper is in many ways, is a culmination of the artistic...
November 13, 2014
Kim Kardashian and the Immaculate Conception: A PSA
The internet is abuzz today about some racy photos of Kim Kardashian that recently came...
November 09, 2014
Why Catholics Oppose the Death Penalty
Early this year Henry McCollum, North Carolina’s longest serving death row inmate, walked out of prison...
November 06, 2014
Quiz: The 5 Dimensional Political Compass
I ran into this quiz today and thought it was fun. It attempts to track...
November 05, 2014
Does the way Jesus died matter?
Jesus’ death matters. I think very few Christians would disagree with that statement. For nearly...
November 04, 2014
How to Vote for the Perfect Candidate, Every Time
A few years ago I was at my friend’s home near election Day. We were...
October 2014
October 19, 2014
Raphael’s Transfiguration: The Kingdom of God as both NOW and NOT YET.
One of the challenges in reading the biblical account of the Transfiguration is determining what...
October 16, 2014
Does Santa Exist?
I recently had a chance to chat with veteran comedy writer Eric Kaplin - @ericlinuskaplan - about...
October 07, 2014
The in-breaking of the Everyday: Jacopo Bassano’s Miraculous Draught of Fishes
Jacopo Bassano’s painting, The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, offers a fascinating interpretation about what it...
September 2014
September 29, 2014
Obedience to a Good Church, with Bad Leaders
Being a Catholic comes with many challenges. We are called to lay down our lives...
September 22, 2014
This TED talk by a Catholic Priest will change the way you look at people around you
There are few examples of the Kingdom of God that are more creative and inspiring...
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