Category Archives: Stacy
Hot Take on the Ten Commandments
In an article from Mother Jones, “To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the ‘TheoBros’,” about a loosely affiliated extreme Christian nationalist group of pastors and influencers. Some of these guys “believe that the Constitution is dead and that … Continue reading
Caminante, no hay camino . . . se hace el camino al andar
My husband loves me very much, God bless him, and he puts a lot of energy into making me happy. Until he showed me his recent post, I had no idea how much he had dreaded our epic sabbatical trip. … 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
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
Christmas Birth: As Challenging as Death
We made our first journey to the Holy Land in 2015 and spent Christmas in Bethlehem, where, for Christians, it all began. Many picture Bethlehem as it is romantically depicted on Christmas cards: sweet, clean, calm. What I found, however, behind the … Continue reading
Ascension Day: Grief Rather Than Triumph?
I wrote this back on May 15th, but forgot to post it. Here you go: Yesterday was the Feast of the Ascension, the day many Christian churches remember Jesus’ ascent into heaven forty days after the Resurrection. It always falls … Continue reading
A sermon for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
Preached Sunday, July 19, 2015 Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago Mary Magdalene. Apostle to the apostles, proclaimer to the proclaimers , the one sent forth to those sent forth. At first it seemed to me that this is perhaps … Continue reading
buddha meets jesus 