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Biblical Inspiration: Reading the Gospel of Matthew During Lent
We can talk about theological ideas, the development of doctrine, and the idea of God as unchanging, but the point is that in spite of all the theoretical aspects of the discussion, it is always human persons writing theological texts.… Continue reading
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What do we owe the weak? – Or just say “No” to death’s dominion
Forty years – nearly to the day – after Óscar Romero was murdered for advocating for the lives of the poor and for denouncing the regime of death ruling his country, a prominent Catholic journal in the U.S. has published… Continue reading
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Motherhood: Connecting the human with the divine.
Step back a couple of years and I would not have believed that I would be writing this post as I felt motherhood would always remain a distant dream. After over six years of praying and trying for a family… Continue reading
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Lent, Liturgy, and the Particular
The season of Lent, which has typically been a time in the Christian calendar for repentance and self-denial, is fraught for me. I’m supposing it is also complicated for some other women, people of color, LGBTQ persons, and members of… Continue reading
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Jean Vanier and Cancelling Our Darlings
Like many of you, I imagine, the news about Jean Vanier reminds me of my own experiences with weighty, spiritual men—one especially. I haven’t seen him in a few years, but I think about him all the time. I am… Continue reading
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“Dancing for Our Lives”: An Eco-Somatic Theology for Climate Crisis
Yet, in keeping embodiment in the realm of metaphor, ecotheologians miss an opportunity to contend with the embodied knowledges that lived experiences can produce. The field of dance studies offers alternative perspectives that perceive our bodily selves as the generative… Continue reading
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Sin, Grief, and Jean Vanier
The news about L’Arche International founder Jean Vanier hit last week: He “initiated sexual relations” with at least six (non-disabled) women, “usually in the context of spiritual accompaniment.”[1] In other words, he was in a position of power, and that… Continue reading
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Another Round of New Contributors at WIT!
Here at WIT we are very excited to announce the addition of four new regular contributors to the blog! Continue reading
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“And Yet Where in Our History Books is the Tale?”
And yet where in your history books is the taleOf the genocide basic to this country’s birth?Of the preachers who lied? And the people who died? – Buffy Sainte-Marie, “My Country ‘Tis of Thy People You’re Dying, 1966. In late May… Continue reading
