An elusive joy at Easter
Maybe it's just me, but Easter joy has been harder to come by this year.
Infinite Beauty
Beauty cannot be suppressed, even by the Church, and Infinite Beauty, who is our living God, really will save the world.
The soul, the body, the resurrection: pop culture and theology
What do The Originals, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and Infinity Blade have in common? Gregory of Nyssa, apparently.
Something to eat
Why does the risen Jesus ask for food? Is he hungry? Does he need to eat?
This mortal weight: flesh, resurrection, and patience
We bear the weight that surrounds us in the daily trappings of life: waking, sleeping, eating, drinking, working, concerning oneself with the plight of one's neighbor. These things are a joy at times, but at others they sit heavily across the shoulders.
Easter Communion
The poetry of Easter is so very rich — reaching out as far as we can reach in our limited vocabularies for a way to say what needs to be said.
Keeping Easter in a world of change
My early formation as an Episcopalian was shaped to a large extent by the first person I ever felt confident in calling “my priest.” Among his many notable features, I learned much from the way he kept Easter. ... Read More...
Pointing to Jesus
Towards understanding the Newtown massacre