Beth
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Retreat for Women in Theology/Divinity PhD Programs
WIT is helping to spread the word about an upcoming event that may be of interest to some of our readers or their colleagues, especially in the Boston area. Check out the invitation from the hosting organization, Sacred Threads, for… Continue reading
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Sheriff Joe’s Got to Go: Arizona’s Unfinished Election
Here in New York, concerns about a fair and accessible voting process in this past Tuesday’s election revolved around after effects of Superstorm Sandy, which took a severe toll on infrastructure along the mid-Atlantic coast. In the face of ongoing… Continue reading
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The Last Laugh? Theologizing Humor and Joy With the Cardinal and Colbert
My attendance at the much discussed “The Cardinal and Colbert” extravaganza here at Fordham University last Friday made for rare moment in the life of a grad student: being plopped down in the midst of several thousand hooting, hollering, maroon-shirted… Continue reading
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“Fagbug:” Beetle-Driving Grad Student Confronts Homophobia On the Road and On Film
Summer leisure time or attempts to beat the heat may find some of us looking for on-screen recommendations. If you have already exhausted Netflix’s store of Dawson’s Creek in all six seasons of its teenage soap operatic glory (that was… Continue reading
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Monseñor Romero and the Asceticism of Truth
Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to attend a screening of a new documentary about Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador. Monseñor: The Last Journey of Óscar Romero will be formally released by First Run Features this week, marking the… Continue reading
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“Sacred Topographies:” 2012 Fordham Graduate Theology Conference
Hi folks. For graduate students in the area or those itching for an excuse to visit the Big Apple, we here at Fordham will be hosting an interdisciplinary conference this fall, October 20th, and would love for you to be… Continue reading
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Woman and A Lady at the Museum of Modern Art
When my sister visited last week she and I had a chance to do some of the New York City exploring I haven’t made much time for since moving to the Bronx in August. Our Big Apple adventures included a… Continue reading
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“The Bombs Bursting In Air”
From my youngest days I relished our family’s annual outing to a local July 4th fireworks display, sometimes nearby in the nation’s capital; what I remember of the end of the vaguely adventurous-sounding Operation Desert Storm, for instance, was the… Continue reading