Podcast Episodes

Theonomy

Episode 119

One the greatest Protestant theologians of the twentieth century, Paul Tillich, made a distinction between heteronomy (law from another), autonomy (law from oneself), and what he called “theonomy” (l…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Why the Burning Bush is Such Good News

Episode 118

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

The Glorified Body

Episode 117

The readings for this second Sunday of Lent awaken a sense of wonder, of a world beyond ours, a mystical consciousness. In the first reading with Abraham and in the Gospel account of the Transfigurat…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Three Questions from the Desert

Episode 117

Lent is a time of paring down—a time spent in the desert, if you will—as exemplified by Jesus’ forty days of fasting in these arid, barren lands. He was tempted three times by Satan, and rejected eac…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

The Danger of Blind Guides

Episode 116

Our Gospel for this weekend comes from the end of the Sermon on the Plain, which is St. Luke’s version, more or less, of the Sermon on the Mount in St. Matthew’s account. Jesus has been operating as …

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Grace and the Aporia of the Gift

Episode 115

The philosopher Jacques Derrida reflected on what he called the aporia or dilemma of the gift. The upshot seems to be that it is virtually impossible truly to give a gift, for gift-giving always lock…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

A Salt and Empty Earth

Episode 114

I would like to focus on the brief but extremely powerful passage from the book of the prophet Jeremiah, which is our first reading for this weekend. It is taken from the seventeenth chapter of the p…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Invasion of Grace, Confession of Sin, Acceptance of Mission

Episode 113

There is a wonderful parallel between our first reading and the Gospel this week. The first reading is taken from the sixth chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah, and it has to do with the call o…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

The Primacy of Love

Episode 1

This week we hear from St. Paul’s brilliant meditation on love. Everything in religion and theology revolves around love. It is at the heart of everything. Nothing matters without love, because God i…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Learning Who We Are

Episode 1

The dramatic scene presented in the Book of Nehemiah presents a people who had forgotten their identity and learned, as if for the first time, who they really are. It is the mission of all those who …

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago