2013
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Can Paul Be Wrong? Wrestling With the Feast of the Holy Family
Yesterday, December 29th, Catholic parishes all over the world celebrated the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. To mark this feast, lectors read the following Scriptural passages: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Col 3: 12-21; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23.… Continue reading
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Les Misérables and Jansenism: Can His Sins Be Forgiven? Shall His Crimes Be Reprieved?
After re-watching the film, there is so much that I want to say about it (candlesticks!), but in particular the character of Inspector Javert caught my attention. Though I doubt Cameron Mackintosh, who created the English-language version of the musical,… Continue reading
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Sex acts and gender performance: can we think theologically?
Several years ago I spent a few days in Las Vegas (my first time). There I discovered, while walking the strip, that there are locales in conservative America where one publically receives free and graphic pornography. The dozens of business… Continue reading
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Fragile Repentances
Every Orthodox person who loves someone of the same sex risks hearing the following: “I can no longer offer you the Eucharist. While I cannot tell you to leave this parish, I would prefer you no longer attend.” Few words… Continue reading
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What an Excellent Day for an Exorcism
I would like to take this fortieth anniversary to reflect a little on the role of gender in the understanding of possession, both as it is portrayed in popular culture (The Exorcist) and through history. Continue reading
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(Un)just War and Veteran’s Day
Today, November 11, marks Veteran’s Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada. Originally called Armistice Day and begun to mark the end of the “War to End all Wars,” Veteran’s Day now celebrates the service and sacrifice… Continue reading
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Facebook Theology
OK, so blog post discussions are not immune from derailment, and blog spots are hardly consistent in promoting the kind of discursive exchanges an optimist might assume. But Facebook does seem to promote a special kind of dialogue, one that… Continue reading
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Resisting the Kingdom: women in the gym, theological optimism, and the liturgical deformation of inclusion.
Optimism is clearly a condition of the Radical Orthodoxy imagination. This confidence is evident in the exegesis of theological tradition[1], the apologetics of Christendom, and especially in the efficacy of the Eucharist and liturgical formation. The claims regarding the Eucharist… Continue reading
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The Failure To Bother To Love: On Ignorance and Ableism
A few years ago, I wrote an article entitled, “Privilege as Blindness: Why North American Christians Need Haiti” for the online theology journal, The Other Journal. In it, I argued that social privilege impairs the privileged person’s ability to see… Continue reading