Category: c_THEOLOGY
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Is cleanliness always next to godliness?
According to Dictionary.com the phrase “cleanliness is next to godliness” was first recorded in a sermon by John Wesley in 1778. All of us are familiar with the phrase. Indeed in today’s COVID reality cleanliness is vital for churches as well as all other institutions in society. In no way do I want to take…
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Become What You Receive—just please don’t receive right now
People, what are we doing? Whom are we kidding? The Body of Christ is real, but so is the Coronavirus.
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Re-opened Liturgies – Some Thoughts on Encountering God under Pandemic Protocols
No liturgical celebration has ever been protocol free.
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What My Dreams are Telling Me about Covid-19
I, or at least my subconscious, is mightily struggling across this desert-sea of worship-less existence.
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Wash Your Hands!
Can our hand-washing become sacramental?
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Be Not Afraid
Salt and Light Media, with OCP recording artists, presented an old favorite anew. What can we learn from the role this hymn has played in popular piety?
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Lessons from Three Types of Television Masses
Incisive commentary on three types of televised Masses during the shutdown.
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Saying “No” to the Spirit
What have you had to say no to? Most recently, I had to say no to my ministry of church music.
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Adventures in Ecumenism
Grassroots ecumenism doesn’t have to be a hard road; it can present itself as a gift. Even during a pandemic.