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Monthly Archives: December 2014
The Best Option for Intellectual Women
I was very intrigued to learn, some years ago, that during medieval times, the convent was almost certainly the best available option for women who were intellectually gifted or ambitious. Women in religious life were often educated beyond the ordinary … Continue reading
Remembering The Ones Who “Fit the Description”
The description wasn’t very specific: sex, race, age range. But the wealthy elite were sufficiently disturbed that they sent law enforcement out in force, with a tacit understanding that a blind eye would be turned towards any “overly aggressive tactics” … Continue reading
Christmas Potpourri
Favorite moments from Midnight Mass: – concelebration by all four(!) of our parish priests, & reflecting on how very lucky we are – seeing the black priest, flanked by two brown altar girls, waiting to receive the gifts at the … Continue reading
Listen: A #StayWokeAdvent Lectionary Reflection
The lectionary omits portions of today’s passage from 2 Samuel to make the reading shorter. The first time I read it in its entirety, it seriously cracked me up: Did I ask you to build me a house? David thought … Continue reading
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Tagged #blacklivesmatter, #staywokeadvent, 2 Sam 7, advent, identity, lk 1, mimetic, silent night
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Psalm of a Soiled Dove
Crossposted from BLT **What follows is a flight of theological imagination** Psalm 84 The original author of this psalm was a young woman, perhaps a Midianite, who was ravished away from her home by a pillaging army and forced to … Continue reading
The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me: a #StayWokeAdvent lectionary reflection for Gaudete Sunday
You know what I especially noticed about the Gospel reading this weekend? The authorities didn’t have a clue what to do with John the Baptist. He just did not fit into their preconceived notions, into their expectations. What John is … Continue reading
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Tagged #blacklivesmatter, 1 thess 5, advent, gaudete, is 43, is 61, lk 1
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Black Lives Matter: a #StayWokeAdvent Lectionary Reflection
Some people complain, “Why does it have to be black lives matter? All lives matter! It should be #AllLivesMatter.” A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for … Continue reading
Posted in Lectionary reflection, Liturgical year, Moral theology, Music
Tagged #blacklivesmatter, #staywokeadvent, advent, isaiah 40, psalm 85
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Genderflipped Strawberries
Pope Francis told the international group of theologians that advises him and the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to respect a diversity of theological views and to listen to the “signs of the times” in their work. … Continue reading
Gaudete Theology 