The University of Notre Dame is currently undergoing a curriculum review in which the requirement for undergraduate students to take theology courses is being reconsidered. I’ve been meaning to write my own opinions on this for a while, but I haven’t had the chance to fully collect my thoughts on the issue, and it is… Read More Why Theology Matters
Some weeks, I have to consciously shift my approach for getting through the day. I find myself on defense—putting out fires and flailing against the onslaught of problems and deadlines and unexpected complications—but I have to change my tactics to try and get on offense, to get some level of control over what’s going on… Read More Can’t go over it, can’t go around it…
Linking up with Bonnie. —1— Happy belated Fourth of July! I watched fireworks a few days early in Astoria: —2— I am obsessed with this new song. I listen to it multiple times a day, and when I wake up it’s already in my head. It’s nice to wake up with a song I actually… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Fireworks, Gnats, and Dinosaurs
God created Mary as daughter, mother, and spouse: Daughter of the Father, mother of the Son, and spouse of the Holy Spirit; Daughter of Anne and Joachim, mother of Jesus and of us all, and wife of Joseph. Likewise, all women are called to be the daughter, mother, and spouse of God, in ways that… Read More Over at Ignitum Today: Mary: Daughter, Mother, and Spouse of God
Statement on the Supreme Court Decision from the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal: In the midst of present day moral confusion and the cultural attack on the Christian way of life in the United States and around the world, there is a real temptation to discouragement and even despair. As the news continues to report… Read More Conversations on the Supreme Court Decision
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