The folks at Westboro Baptist think I’m going to hell, and I’m OK with that. This is simply based on my membership in the Satanic cult known as the Roman Catholic Church, but they could probably find another reason to predict my eternal damnation if they knew anything about me. They are in the newsContinue reading >>
Five reasons I observe Lent (and two non-reasons)
Last weekend’s NYT article about why many people who don’t affiliate with a religion have jumped on the Lenten bandwagon got me thinking: it’s been a while since I posted one of my Great Defenses of Lenten Commitments. It’s time to remedy that, wouldn’t you say? — 1 — The whole community does it InContinue reading >>
A surprising reason a Jesuit Pope could be good for the Society of Jesus
In my many years at Jesuit institutions I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard Ignatian spirituality described as social justice and intellectual curiosity without any of that pesky “Catholic stuff” weighing it down. I imagine poor Iggy spinning in his grave when hearing his eponymous spirituality characterized as essentially clerical Unitarian Universalism. HisContinue reading >>
Seven ways the conclave was counter-cultural
Most people feel at some point like they’re swimming upstream culturally. Often our family values, religious observance, or life experience puts us at odds with this thing called “culture”, which increasingly is synonymous with “whatever the corporate media is trying to sell us”. As a religion teacher, church historian, and artist, I very often find myself straddlingContinue reading >>
Habemus Papam
I spent most of the day scared I was going to do excitement wrong. Life is sprinkled with unforgettable moments. We often remember exactly where we were when big news happened or was announced. Since we knew this papal announcement was coming, many of us had a choice about where we would be. This isContinue reading >>
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