How to be salt and yeast
John J. Thatamanil
November 7, 2024
In my September reflection in Faith Tides, I mused about whether it might be possible for the church to learn how to be small but
In my September reflection in Faith Tides, I mused about whether it might be possible for the church to learn how to be small but
Church and world: how are we to think about the relationship between the two? Once upon a time, the question would have made little sense.
Recently, a theological dispute broke out in the public square: a relatively rare occurrence in our post-theological era. Conservative evangelicals are irate about Pope Francis’s
Disenchantment, re-enchantment and misenchantment: these are the central terms and themes of a course I’m teaching this semester. In one of my lectures at the
Few words are more central to Christian life than “discernment.” A dictionary (Oxford Languages) offers two definitions, one simple, one complex and nuanced: the ability
When Christians encounter people from other traditions, they are often inclined to ask, in a spirit of curiosity, “What do you believe?” This might seem
Nothing will make you feel like real change is impossible than personal struggles with transformation. The beginning of the New Year is almost always an
As someone committed to the work of interreligious dialogue, I take it for granted that others walk their own valid paths to ultimate reality. But
Self-deception — many in North America engage in it when they claim not to be religious. Many churchgoers also deceive themselves when we say that
Holy Mystery, Poet of the World, empower us to know and praise you rightly. Teach us once more that you are not just the True,
The new is not the novel. The novel appears routinely — novel gadgets, novel operating systems, and even novel cultural trends. But the genuinely new
“He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.” ~ The Nicene Creed The
The following sermon was delivered at the diocesan We Together conference, which took place in Nanaimo on Sept. 30–Oct. 1. You can watch this sermon
Few questions are harder than asking, How do we serve as caretakers of broken institutions that, nonetheless, bear within them a healing treasure? While the
As we become increasingly aware of the historical cruelty of Anglican, Catholic and other Canadian churches — the most recent papal apology serving as yet
