Diocesan Theologian

The work of attention: a Lenten discipline

April 1, 2022

“Not only does the love of God have attention for its substance; the love of our neighbour, which we know to be the same love, ...

Living out the Sermon on the Mount

March 1, 2022

This past week, I finally got around to reading a letter of historic importance — lost for nearly 90 years and republished only last January. ...

Finding our place in a larger story

February 3, 2022

I play the role of lead actor in the story of my life, and even my nearest and dearest are but supporting actors. This claim ...

Making time to think about place

January 1, 2022

Come January, we all get to thinking about the passing of time. We look back and look forward like the two-faced god, Janus, after whom ...

Seeing Christmas through Herod’s eyes

December 1, 2021

Menacing danger sets the tone in Matthew’s telling of the Christmas story. Why? Might the danger inherent in the Messiah’s birth be worth remembering lest we forget it amidst the ...

Postcolonialism, language and resistance

November 1, 2021

I speak, write and think in English far better than I do in my mother tongue, Malayalam. I cannot formulate abstract ideas — or write ...