Today's reflection comes to us from Erin Duffy-Burke, contemporary Catholic priestess and theAlogian. Enjoy her beautiful reflection on Mary Magdalene's role in Erin's own calling to heal, teach, sanctify, and serve - to be a priest.
2021 Festival of Mary Magdalene
Guest post 1: Celebrating Mary The Magdalene Welcome guest scholar, Janet O. Antico. You'll love her methodical analysis of the Scriptural evidence for the profundity of the ministry and leadership of Mary Magdalene. Don't miss the reference section of the essay - so many good books and articles to read. (“Dream of Magdalene” by Sue …
The Wind Swept Over the Water
The Coriolis effect and the winds of Genesis, Acts, and Kings.
On a Mission, Episode 13: Katie Lacz
Today I’m talking with Katie Lacz. She works for Women’s Ordination Conference, the United States branch of a worldwide movement to urge the Roman Catholic Church to reform and welcome women into ordained ministry. We talk about her journey to becoming a person of faith who does justice, her journey with Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and how she tries to balance being a mom in the suburbs with being a writer, an activist, and a leader for change in the Catholic world.
Jesuit Volunteer Alumni Feature
I was honored to write a piece for my friends at Jesuit Volunteer Corps, reflecting on the seeds that God planted in me 20 years ago during my year of service in Detroit with JVC. I came into JVC with my God in a neat little box. It was a pretty box, decorated with Bible …
Teaching During a Pandemic
I'm proud to have written these two pieces on addressing some challenges of teaching online during a global pandemic. They were published by the Wabash Journal on Teaching at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Check out both posts here:
On a Mission, Episode 5: Dr. Emily Reimer-Barry
Today is a great for you, dear listener. Today I have the privilege of talking with Dr. Emily Reimer-Barry, associate professor of Theology and Religious Studies at University of San Diego. If you read my blog, you may recognize her name as someone who presented at Catholic Theological Society of America’s conference last summer - …
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Why I wear my Black Lives Matter t-shirt
Why I wear my Black Lives Matter shirt
Praying through grief with lullabies
Singing my daughter lullabies at bedtime took on new meaning as I felt my songs to be processing of the day’s emotions.
These Blessings Tumble :: Devotional Day 2
“The God of your father—may he help you! And may The Strong God (El Shaddai)—may she give you her blessings, Blessings tumbling out of the skies, blessings bursting up from the Earth— blessings of breasts and womb.” ~ Genesis 49: 21-26 The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene …
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