Where is Jesus? The tomb is not yet unsealed. Is he just hanging out playing cards with the angel messenger, waiting for his Father to give a mighty shove and roll away the stone? Not such a dumb question as you might think? For the Church in her infancy pondered over this question long … Continue reading The Harrowing of Hell
Theology
Ashes to Go
This Wednesday I’ll be dressed in my liturgical finery, standing by the line of homeless entering the feeding program at St George’s Church and Community Center, at a park under the bridge where the locals gather, and at the corner of a high density shopping center. Some of my colleagues will be doing the same … Continue reading Ashes to Go
Pondering Mary
So [the shepherds came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in … Continue reading Pondering Mary
The Judgement of God: “Give them what they want.”
You may have heard we had an election recently in the USA. Up front, and in the name of full disclosure – this is going to be political. I’m not going to disclose my political affiliation, my political philosophy, or my personal political opinions – most of you would not like them. What I do … Continue reading The Judgement of God: “Give them what they want.”
Diversity, Difference, Dignity
Claiming a good bit of the news day, was the political pronouncements of the season – some well reasoned, some outrageous, and some infuriating. Whether you consider any position right or wrong, whatever you may think of these proposals, there is something else going on surrounding the whole discussion. That is the hate-filled rhetoric. The … Continue reading Diversity, Difference, Dignity
A Single Father Remembers Father’s Day
“Hey. I need some money. I’m leaving,” he said in his I’m-entitled-demanding way. My first reaction wasn’t going to land me in the parenting hall of fame. Later I was reminded of another father, the one in the Parable of the Prodigal and his Brother [Luke 15:11-31]. But that was later. My son and I … Continue reading A Single Father Remembers Father’s Day
The Map
I don’t get lost. Oh, I might get turned around for a bit. Sometimes I have to stop for a moment and think about where I am and where I want to be. Sometimes I even get that odd look from my wife as we travel down unusual roads to the usual places. But I’ve … Continue reading The Map
Toward a Theology of Ministry
Priests, Mediators at the Threshold of the Holy, remind the whole community of the presence of God in their midst.
On the Border of the Holy 