Daily Theology
Brian Flanagan
An Office, Not a Person – Benedict’s Gift
So I, like many people, was woken up this morning by what I thought was a story from the Onion – that Benedict XVI was resigning effective at the end of the month. Here, in no particular order, are some initial ecclesiological thoughts. Theologians of the future, be kind to my mistakes, we’ve only had … Continue reading
Little Second Coming
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, the “manifestation,” or, in a looser translation, the “coming out” of the newborn Christ in the world. In the Christian West, over a very complicated history, we focused primarily on the Magi from the Gospel of Matthew. But in the Christian East, three events at the beginning of … Continue reading
Catholic Conversation Project and Theological Mood
What do you expect when you walk outside in the morning and encounter “the world”? (For the purposes of this thought experiment, assume full caffeination.) The grace of God leaping up to meet you in the people you meet, in their cultures, in their attempts to live out lives of goodness and truth? Or the … Continue reading
Why I Am Fasting From Facebook
Lent started yesterday with Ash Wednesday – famously described on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update as “the day Catholics freak out their co-workers.” The topic at many a cafeteria table, CCD class, or living room was “what are you giving up for Lent?” Or, in more Jesuitically-influenced circles (sorry, guys!), “what will you be adding … Continue reading
Staying in one’s cell
This is my first post for Daily Theology, and I’m very excited to be joining the virtual ranks. But the proposed topic for Theological Shark Week is, to put it mildly, a doozy. Personally, professionally, politically – this is one of the questions I’m most often asked, and for which I least often have an … Continue reading
