Two loves in Jesus Christ Superstar
I can’t help it. In Lent I usually feel nostalgic for the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. One of my older siblings got it right after it came out in the early ’70s. I liked it. No, I loved it. Forgive me if ... Read More...
Paschal mystery
Liturgy closes the distance between our own time and the events of salvation history, and our identification with those events is an essential part of how this takes place.
Infinite Beauty
Beauty cannot be suppressed, even by the Church, and Infinite Beauty, who is our living God, really will save the world.
Am I ready to die?
The diagnosis came like a bolt from the blue. As a priest, I have regularly been near death and dying, but I found myself unprepared for the inevitable in my case.
The resurrection of the dead
Sermon preached at the enthronement of Bishop Sumner at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Dallas, 15 November 2015.
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.
Our selves, our souls and bodies
Tara Owens’s book Embracing the Body has reminded me of how essential the physical dimension of worship is.