Colin Kaepernick had a long week. The professional football player refused to stand during the playing of the National Anthem, last week. Thursday night he compromised, and “took a knee.” Responses have varied. Kaepernick explained his reason after the game: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to... Read more
St. Fiacre “Gardeners and taxi cab drivers have a patron saint in St. Fiacre. Said to be the illegitimate son of a Scottish king, he was raised in County Kilkenny at a Kilferagh monastery. He developed a local reputation for healing and herbal remedies. Finding notoriety unsettling, Fiacre went on a quest for solitude to France eventually ending up in a deep woods cell. St. Faro, bishop of Meaux, offered him land for a farm. Instead, St. Fiacre built a... Read more
While he was Governor of Virginia, I interacted with Tim Kaine on many occasions. Here are a few personal reflections on the faith of Sen. Kaine, the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Gov. Kaine delivered these remarks at the Tech campus: “One of the most powerful stories in the human history of stories is that great story central to Judaism, Islam and Christianity – the story of Job from... Read more
Ask a seven year-old what it’s like to be 70. Get angry when a 16 year-old new driver doesn’t understand how to disassemble a car engine. Speak with a pair of 15-year-olds about the hermeneutic that informs their theology to determine their eschatology. In his book, Stages of Faith, Dr. James Fowler created the theory of the stages of faith development. When you squander too much time engaging with people online about issues that are rooted in theology – who... Read more
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