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May 06, 2014
Presenting the Theologues’ “Roundtable” Podcast
Theologues: Roundtable Over the weekend a project that I have been involved with just launched....
May 05, 2014
The Four Articles you need to read by Billy Kangas (celebrating #Patheos5Yrs)
I am excited that Patheos is turning five. As I’ve written about, on...
April 2014
April 30, 2014
A List of the Most Awesome Sites for Theology Nerds
I am a theology nerd. I love to hear people talk about God, what they...
April 23, 2014
Book giveaway: The Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture
I am often asked for recommendations on Bible commentaries. Most often people want to have...
April 22, 2014
In Defense of Rubrics
One of the main reasons I love to study liturgy is it equips me...
April 10, 2014
The DNA of the Roman Rite
The Mass of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, far and away, is the...
April 09, 2014
The Early Seeds of the Liturgy
The life of the Christian church is weaved from a rich tapestry of threads. Some...
April 02, 2014
4 Reasons You Need to Pay Attention to the “Francis Factor”
As you probably are aware, last week President Obama met with Pope Francis. Here are a...
April 01, 2014
#Reviewsday Tuesday: 6 Takeaways from Young Catholic America
Last month I read through Young Catholic America. It's a new study that looks at the faith...
April 01, 2014
Watch the #Bordermass now!
The US bishops are offering a #Bordermass today for the 6,000 migrants who have died in the...
April 01, 2014
It’s April 1: My favorite day on the internet!
Well it's April 1. The day when the internet has fun. I've only been online...
March 2014
March 31, 2014
The Origins of Lent
There is arguably no season in the Church calendar with more diverse scholarship surrounding it...
March 30, 2014
Live: Dialog with ‘Friendly Atheist’ Hemant Mehta
Hemant Mehta (aka the Friendly Atheist) and I will be hanging out tomorrow Monday...
March 28, 2014
Noah’s Remarkably Faithful Adaptation of the Bible
Last night I went and saw Noah, and I have to admit I was more...
March 25, 2014
10 Things That Should Shock You More Than World Vision’s Recent Announcement (revised)
UPDATE: Apparently World Vision has reversed their decision. I have made a few edit's below to reflect that...
March 25, 2014
Remembering Oscar Romero – 34 years later
The following prayer was composed by Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw, drafted for a homily...
March 20, 2014
Catholic Sister on the Voice
I got a big kick out these reactions to this performance on the Italian iteration...
March 20, 2014
The Beautiful Diversity of Catholic Liturgy
The first time I went to a Catholic church I felt pretty confused. People...
March 18, 2014
Review: God’s Good World
In Jonathan R. Wilson's recent book God's Good World, Dr. Wilson tries to form a doctrine of...
March 17, 2014
Question: How do I get Baptized?
This week I was asked: I would like to get Baptized, how do I do...
March 17, 2014
Lutheran Satire: St. Patrick’s Bad analogies
This is possibly my favorite video of all time. I think that I will be...
March 17, 2014
Review: Lent for Everyone
This lent I have been using the daily reflections in N.T. Wright's Lent for Everyone for...
March 14, 2014
The Problem with a Pop-Culture Christ
This afternoon I had an article published at Relevant Magazine. Critiquing the poverty of deep...
March 13, 2014
Praying for Pope Francis, one year later
A year ago, we saw the white smoke, and a new pope emerged. He said...
March 12, 2014
Lent is not a self-help program
This week I published this article on Millennial. Morning Prayer at Bread for the World on Friday was...
March 11, 2014
20 Jokes for Nerds
I ran into these online today... I thought they were pretty funny. I guess I'm...
March 08, 2014
A friendly Reminder
Don't miss Mass!
March 08, 2014
Filling the Hungry With Good Things: Why I Work to End Hunger
I see the world through “bread–colored” lenses. By this I mean that when I approach...
March 07, 2014
Asperges Me – Deep cleaning during Lent
In Matthew 26, Jesus challenged religious leaders of his day to address the greed and...
March 07, 2014
Pope Francis’ Five Finger Prayer
Lent is well underway, and along with fasting and alms-giving Christians are called into deeper...
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