Martha and Mary
Adapted from a sermon given on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost at All Souls’, Oklahoma City
By Christopher Yoder
They say there are two kinds of people in the world. Robert Frost said there are “some wi... Read More...
Problems with Forgiveness
By Amber Noel
The priest says, “Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor,” and maybe (if you’re lucky), there’s a period of silence before you launch into “Most merciful God,” during which your e... Read More...
Esau: Forgiveness and Seeing the Face of God
By Jean McCurdy Meade
Esau gets a bad rap in the Bible. St. Paul quotes the prophet Malachi, “Jacob I loved but Esau I hated,” when speaking of the mysterious election of Israel as God’s people. Hebrews also... Read More...
Seek the Peace of the City
By John Bauerschmidt
Alasdair MacIntyre’s 1981 book, After Virtue, was published in the same year I began my seminary training, and I owe it an intellectual debt. McIntyre’s analysis of “The Enlightenment pr... Read More...
Summer Camp as Catechetical Lectio Divina
By Joseph Roberts
Lectio divina, the ancient practice of reading and meditating on Scripture, has seen a huge resurgence as of late. You can now even download apps that are meant to help you along the path o... Read More...
Listening with the Heart
By Marcia Hotchkiss
I have always been a reader. Going to the public library weekly was an activity that I treasured as a child. When my faith became more real to me in high school, I participated in Bible s... Read More...
The Road To Emmaus
An Ecotheological reading
One of the themes for this summer’s Lambeth Conference is ecology. We have invited authors to reflect on what they hope the bishops will take to heart and keep in mind regarding this ... Read More...
El Camino de Emaús
Una lectura eco-teo-lógica
Uno de los temas de la Lambeth Conference de este verano es la ecología. Hemos invitado a los autores a reflexionar sobre lo que esperan que los obispos tomen en serio y tengan en c... Read More...