Daily Theology
Lent
Jesus Christ Superstar: Who Do You Say I Am?
For me, the staple film of Holy Week is Jesus Christ Superstar. The first time I saw the film was in high school when VH1 was airing it on Palm Sunday. Being an early 1970’s rock opera, the movie seemed to be pure cheese to me. But the music was catchy, so I kept watching, … Continue reading
Millions: The Deeper Gaze of Almsgiving
First off, apologies for not having a post up last Wednesday. I had hoped to write about the Lenten discipline of fasting using the film Chocolat, but, as you may have heard, Pope Francis was elected last Wednesday and I got a bit sidetracked with excitement. So for now I’ll pick the Lenten film series … Continue reading
Confronting Our Moral Failure: 10 Years After the Iraq War
“NO TO WAR”! War is not always inevitable. It is always a defeat for humanity….And what are we to say of the threat of a war which could strike the people of Iraq, the land of the Prophets, a people already sorely tried by more than twelve years of embargo? War is never just another … Continue reading
Romero: Prayer in Hours of Darkness
The film Romero covers the three years that Romero served as Archbishop of San Salvador. In that period, Romero underwent a conversion from accepting the status quo in El Salvador to championing the rights of the people, and especially of the poor, to be free of violence and oppression. His efforts led to encounters with … Continue reading
The Mission: Choose Your Own Penance
Between high school, college, and my PhD program, I have spent nearly 14 years being formed intellectually and spiritually by Jesuits. Thus it should come as no surprise that Roland Joffe’s The Mission, a moving film about Jesuit missionaries in South America in the middle of the 18th century, holds a special place in my … Continue reading
Nanni Moretti’s “We Have a Pope”
I have been meaning to see Nanni Moretti’s film We Have a Pope ever since I first saw the trailer a year or so ago. The basic premise of the film is that a cardinal, on being elected pope, has a nervous breakdown before being introduced to the crowds in St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican … Continue reading
Embracing Our Human Finitude During Lent: The Spiritual Witness of Pope Benedict’s Resignation
It has been a busy week for Catholic Christians. Monday we were rocked by the Pope’s resignation and today, Ash Wednesday, we join fellow Christians around the world in celebrating the Season of Lent. Lent is often portrayed as the time Christians “give up something” like chocolate, alcohol or, in this day and age, social … Continue reading
Lent 2013
Reflections for Lent 2013 As the season of Lent begins, we here at Daily Theology will collect our reflections from this year and from seasons past on this page. Check here for posts on fasting, prayer, almsgiving, Ash Wednesday, the Sundays of Lent, and more. We hope these will serve all of our readers, friends, … Continue reading
The Pope of Surprises
Early this morning I received a few text messages before 7:15am. Generally, this should be a bad thing. Who died? What did I forget to do? When I saw they came from my theologian friends, my sleepy mind went right to Rome and I had flashbacks to my participation in the funeral services of John … Continue reading
Empowering Apostles of Joy: Rethinking our Approach to Campus Ministry
Empowering Apostles of Joy: Rethinking our Approach to Campus Ministry “If we are to experience the joy of love, we must also be generous. We cannot be content to give the minimum. We need to be fully committed in life and to pay particular attention to those in need. The world needs men and women … Continue reading
