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Shout it from the Rooftops
The latest from Grift of the Holy Spirit makes me want to run up and down the street, grabbing people by the shoulders and saying LISTEN TO THIS and reading it to them, interspersed with loud noises of agreement and … Continue reading
The Prophet Elijah, Founder of the Carmelites…??!
I’ve been zooming into mass with the Baltimore Carmelites on Sunday mornings, and this week I learned that the Carmelite liturgical calendar includes the celebration of the prophet Elijah on his feast day, July 20. (Religious orders often have a … Continue reading
“So what do you think about the new pope?”
People keep asking me. I don’t have much more to say than I did on the day he was elected: theology is not my day job, and work has been really busy! You know who does, though? These people! A … Continue reading
The First Time Around
I was pro-choice the first time around. I was pro-choice when I was eleven, when there were graphic anti-abortion photographs in the weekly bulletin my family brought home from church on Sunday. I was pro-choice when I was twelve, when … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Moral theology
Tagged abortion, pro-choice, reproductive-rights, Roe v Wade
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Mass Today with Baltimore Carmel
I attended mass remotely today with the Baltimore Carmelite sisters. It was a particular grace and joy and blessing today, for a variety of reasons Finally, the after-communion meditation was a beautifully inspiring instrumental version of Here I Am, Lord. … Continue reading
Catholic Conversations on the US Election
The Catholic Church must bear witness to its values in the political square, with more focus on its social justice teaching and not only abortion, according to Catholic voters who gathered online to discuss the U.S. presidential election. — Read … Continue reading
On Creation: Season, Stations, and Sayers
The first of September is the World Day of Prayer for Creation. It launches the Season of Creation, which lasts through the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, October 4th. His association with nature is widely known by the … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Ecumenism, Theology
Tagged creation, sayers, science and religion, stations of the cross
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Will?
Will comes up a lot, in Catholic liturgy, devotions, formation. My dad, who converted from a Holiness tradition a couple years after I was born, always said that what he liked best about Catholicism was that it wasn’t about feelings: … Continue reading
When Catholics Talk* about Jews
*where talk includes teaching, preaching, and reading the Bible. Hey, look! The Catholic Biblical Association, an academic society of professional biblical scholars, has put together some handy fact sheets for the rest of us to use! This is a fantastic … Continue reading
Mary as Viewpoint Character
Catholic devotion to Mary is often disturbing, if not actually scandalous, to most non-Catholic Christians in the West. Having grown up during the first decade after Vatican 2, when liturgy, calendar, and religious education were re-emphasizing the fundamentals that we … Continue reading
Gaudete Theology 