The Good Word

Earlier this Fall we decided it was time to sell some of the toys the boys now 23 and 15 had accumulated over their childhoods There were too many trucks action figures and games which were no longer needed or useful this does not include Lego wooden train sets wooden castle blocks from Germa

The contradictory nature of Christ rsquo s kingship a sign of contradiction for the world and his followers is not seen in the power that properly belongs to his kingship but the manner in which he lays it down for the nbsp world and for the Church This contradiction reveals not only the heart o

This passage from Paul rsquo s first letter to the Thessalonians 5 1-6 falls squarely into the realm of Jewish apocalyptic thought as does much of Jesus rsquo own teaching found in the Gospels with one profound difference the Christians were not Jews awaiting the coming of the Messiah The follo

The problem with parables is presumption Hearing them we assume they rsquo re meant for another For example we take for granted that we are wisely investing the talents that God has given We simply assume that we rsquo re like the Good Wife from Proverbs busy with our worthy labors But th

People often talk about absent men fathers who are not there male role models lacking in boys rsquo lives but what about when the men are everywhere and nowhere to be seen nbsp In the case of the allegations of sexual abuse in the Penn State football program the men were not and are not ther

There are times when teaching moves beyond facts and data and reveals the depth of human longing These are times when students connect the material they are studying to their own lives and the questions they ask are unencumbered by shyness fear of embarrassment worry or concern about lack of know

This is not a post about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church I have written here before about child sexual abuse perpretrated by clergy in the Catholic Church and covered up by others within the Church Some have claimed it s not that bad and blown out of proportion others claim such things do not

Years ago I served as a dean of students in a seminary college I was surprised perhaps because of my own youth to discover a number of dysfunctions among our students I was particularly amazed by the abuse of alcohol which seemed little different from any other college campuses despite our

In August I raised the question of whether Catholic theology understands Adam and Eve as real historical persons especially in light of new scientific evidence reagrding the origin of human beings evidence which was now being considered by evangelical scholars Albert Mohler warned against this m