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What is Sabbath?
Sabbath is a gift, a practice, a discipline. In my Roman Catholic tradition, to participate in the eucharist is sometimes described as “to become what we already are,” a new creation in Christ. Sabbath calls us to remember what we … Continue reading
Sabbath Auditor: Back to School!
I mentioned in an earlier post that I will be auditing a class this fall, and I’m excited about it. It’s not the best time for me; this has turned out to be an extremely busy year at work. So … Continue reading
When Catholics Talk* about Jews
*where talk includes teaching, preaching, and reading the Bible. Hey, look! The Catholic Biblical Association, an academic society of professional biblical scholars, has put together some handy fact sheets for the rest of us to use! This is a fantastic … Continue reading
Free Interfaith Series on Economic Justice
The excellent Institute for Christian, Jewish, & Muslim Studies in Baltimore is offering a free online series on economic justice this February. A four week series on Thursday evenings, this series will grapple with questions like “when is a society … Continue reading
Deliverance: the Movement from Pain to Praise
I recently attended a talk given by Dr. Rosann Catalano, a Roman Catholic theologian and scholar at the Institute for Christian-Jewish Studies, on the topic of pain and suffering in the Bible. Dr. Catalano (who is an excellent speaker, by … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Liturgy, Scripture, Theology
Tagged Dt 26, Ex 1, Jewish, Rosann Catalano, shared scriptures, suffering, thanksgiving
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Cosman on Maimonides On Asthma
…Maimonides’s treatise On Asthma. Inspired by Greek texts, it was written in Arabic in the 12th century by a Jewish physician for an Islamic patron, and translated to the Western world in Latin by Christian scholars. Thanks to its remarkable … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, fun, Jewish, maimonides, medieval history, muslim
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Holy Week Potpourri
A jumble of things that have been going on this week: – On Monday, Pope Francis sent a Passover telegram to the Chief Rabbi of Rome: A few days on from our meeting, and with renewed gratitude for your having … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, footwashing, frances perkins, Jewish, lent madness, liturgy, passover, pope, triduum
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More Pope Francis tidbits
garnered from various news stories. His favorite painting is Chagall’s White Crucifixion: painted in 1938 by Jewish artist Marc Chagall, depicting the crucified Christ as a clearly identifiable Jewish man surrounded by contemporary images of Jews suffering under the Nazi … Continue reading
Installation Mass: Ecumenical and Interfaith Attendees
I am overjoyed to learn that the Patriarch of Constantinople will be attending Pope Francis’ installation mass!!! This is the first time in a thousand years that an Orthodox patriarch will be involved in the installation of the bishop of … Continue reading
Review: Testament Of Abraham
Testament Of Abraham by Dale C. Allison Jr. My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a superb piece of scholarship on a non-canonical Jewish-origin text that really deserves to be better known. The story of Abraham’s encounter with the … Continue reading
Gaudete Theology 