Katie Grimes
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Protected: “Deus Caritas Est” and the Queerness of God’s Love
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Continue reading
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Whoops: A Correction about Church Teaching on Condoms
A correction: it seems as though my previous description of the pope’s statement on condoms as “good news” was inaccurate–primarily because it turns out it is not “news” at all. While the pope himself has led us to believe that… Continue reading
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Pope Benedict Changes His Mind on Condoms?
In a soon to be released book entitled, “Light of the World: The Pope, the Church, and the Signs of the Times,” Pope Benedict has apparently said, “the Catholic church is not fundamentally against the use of condoms” especially when… Continue reading
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We Are Still Gentiles: Another Look at Hauerwas and Pinches’ “Christians Among the Virtues”
While I love reading Hauerwas’ (the man who wants Protestants to be more Catholic and Catholics to be more like Mennonites) critique of American Christians idolatrous devotion to the nation-state and its war machine, there are a few things about… Continue reading
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Mystery Theology Theater 3000: John Milbank
“Once, there was no sex. I don’t mean before 1963, but before 1633, in which year John Donne, amongst others, first used the word “sex” in our sense in his poem “The Ecstasie.” Interestingly enough though, unlike certain slightly older,… Continue reading
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Looking for Christ: A Hermeneutics of Suspicion Out of Loyalty to Christ
In the comments section to my previous post “The Church that Changes,” Megan says something really key that I wanted to highlight and use as a jumping off point for a brief reflection on the meaning of St. Wilgefortis. She… Continue reading
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Dia de los Muertos: A Day for Dangerous Memories
Today is Dia de los Muertos. While my family does not celebrate Dia de los Muertos, the importance of this holiday to so many Catholics—especially so many Catholics living in the United States—makes it a day of importance to me… Continue reading
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A Church That Changes (Part I)
Often, we Catholics think we belong to a Church that doesn’t change—at least not when it comes to the really important fundamentals like faith and morals. We tend to think that “the truth” is something the Church has always been… Continue reading
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Feminism Without White Privilege?
Theology reflects upon and is a reflection of the lived experience of a particular human community; in the case of feminist theology, this community is that of women living in a world marred by patriarchy and sexism. In this way,… Continue reading