Well, they are right, says Michael Jensen, to a certain point. See Jensen's interesting and challenging post at the Bible Society webpa...
Pentecost: Many Gifts, One Spirit
As the Church in the USA continues to bite, scratch and generally maul one another, it is a blessing when Pentecost comes to remind us not o...
A Little Faith: Tomas Halik and the Mustard Seed
Probably one of Jesus’ most well-known parables is that of the Mustard Seed. Mark’s version from chapter 4 of his Gospel reads as follows:...
Gospel of Mark Commentary Act 2. Scene 7
This is the fourteenth installment, comprising Act 2. Scene 7, in the online commentary on the Gospel of Mark, which I am blogging on throu...
Constructing the Lives of Ancient Christian Slaves and Children
The Roman Family VI conference was held at the Institutum Romanum Finlandiae from May 16-19, 2012. This was a terrific conference from be...
The End of the Church as We Know It? Tomas Halik and "The Confessor's Night"
Christianity is in an interesting position today in the Western world, suffering what seem to many to be “setbacks,” “defeats” and a loss o...
Gospel of Mark Commentary Act 2. Scene 6
This is the thirteenth installment, comprising Act 2. Scene 6, in the online commentary on the Gospel of Mark, which I am blogging on throu...
Church as "Community of the Shaken:" Tomas Halik and the Lost Sheep
I have been reading for the past two weeks a book by Tomas Halik, a Czech Catholic priest and theologian, called Night of the Confessor . I...
Dan Savage: Biblical Exegete?
There is no excuse for Dan Savage’s bullying of high school students , though , Michael O’Loughlin has given it a decent try. A mistake ...