saints
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Saints and White Supremacy: Is Peter Claver “the Patron Saint of Racial Justice?”
Earlier this summer, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops declared today, the feast day of Peter Claver, as a “Day of Prayer for [Racial] Peace in Our Communities.” In so doing, they enlist a long Catholic tradition of exalting… Continue reading
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Microaggressions: Olympic-Sized and Otherwise
Like many households of young children, my home buzzes with Olympic enthusiasm these days. With vast imaginations, my daughters soak up – and recreate in our small living room – every Olympic sport they observe. Gymnastics, swimming, soccer, cycling, and… Continue reading
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Rowan Williams, Teresa of Avila, and An Easter Spirituality
Easter is upon us, and I’ve been thinking about this passage from Romans: We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits… Continue reading
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Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church
Quick piece of news that our readers may be interested in (thanks, social networking feeds!): according to “Rome Reports,” in October 2012, Benedict XVI will canonize Hildegard of Bingen (already commemorated in the Anglican / Episcopal and Lutheran liturgical calendars)… Continue reading
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Dies Natalis of Hildegard of Bingen
As Teresa Berger notes at PrayTell, September 17 is the anniversary of the death (or dies natalis, “day of birth” [into heaven]) of Hildegard of Bingen — abbess, visionary, theologian, medical practitioner, playwright, and the first female composer (Update: As Maria Gwyn McDowell graciously… Continue reading
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Karl Rahner on the Assumption of Mary
“If God’s grace is doing in us what it did in her, than we too are blessed by grace, and beloved.” Continue reading
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Feast of Catherine of Siena
Today, April 29, is the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, one of three women the Roman Catholic Church recognizes as Doctors of the Church. In her book Speaking with Authority: Catherine of Siena and the Voices of Women Today, M.… Continue reading
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Who Are the Soldiers of the Body of Christ?
Ever since the beginning of the war on terror, I have been hearing some version of the following prayed as a petition during mass: “for the safety of our troops.” Sometimes, the prayer has also identified “our” troops as those… Continue reading
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Feast of St Brigid of Kildare
February 1 is the feast of St. Brigid of Kildare (a powerful 6th century abbess), about whom I have written in a previous post — did you know that a 9th century hagiography (the Bethu Brigte, originally written in Old Irish)… Continue reading