Author Archives: stacyandjohn
The Trinity as a way to avoid idolatry?–a response…
I’m writing this after reading “The Trinity as a Way to Idolatry” by Rev Alan. Her description of the Trinity as a paradox, and how that was a good thing, hit me wonderfully hard. The use of symbols and statues … Continue reading
“Caminante, No Hay Camino….”
Part the First, where John learns to take Episcopalians seriously. I am going to out myself with this blog, and tell you something about my wife that I have not told her. She had been talking about walking the Camino … Continue reading
Everyone’s Looking at Me, until there is no Me.
Stop sign reflection in New Orleans street puddle. Photo by Author We are having our kitchen remodeled. That is such an innocent looking sentence, isn’t it? And deceptively vague. It could mean that we’re putting a new coat of paint … Continue reading
The Trinity as a way to avoid idolatry?
A long time ago I heard a theology professor say, “You can’t talk about the Trinity without committing heresy. You just have to decide what is not negotiable and what heresy you can live with.” In her case, the Incarnation … Continue reading
Lou Reed’s Anti-Bodhshattva.
(SUNRISE AT PROMONTORY POINT, CHICAGO. PHOTO BY AUTHOR) There is a certain kind of perfect morning that I never thought I would experience: The Big City Perfect Morning. That perfect morning you see at the beginning of Rom Coms set … Continue reading
Buddha and St. Brigid take a walk
This is us, sitting on our couch, just a few hours before we leave for the airport, where we will fly to Madrid, and then will walk the Camino de Santiago!
The Dating of James
I found this amazing piece years ago but the original post seems to be gone. So, in order that it not be lost to the ages, I share it here. The Dating of James by David Hackett Scholars hold a … Continue reading
Taking vacation, or going on vacation?
I struggle with vacations. Not in the way you often hear people talk about it, not in the “I have too much work to do,” “I’m indispensable,” over-functioning kind of way* Whenever I tell people about a vacation—does one “take” … Continue reading
Reading Baptized in Tear Gas and marking the Feast of St. Oscar Romero
I’ve been reading Elle Dowd’s powerful book, Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist, in preparation for her visit to my campus ministry in a couple of weeks. In her chapter called “Joy as Resistance” she describes her … Continue reading
A Rainbow Connection?
God didn’t need in that moment for me to stop seeing the water vapor transformed into prisms of light and, or even to use it as some kind of lens toward God. Continue reading
buddha meets jesus 