Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
Tag: God’s Presence
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Lesson 1: The Question of God’s Presence
Read MORE: Lesson 1: The Question of God’s PresenceAs I have previously confessed, these online lessons have addressed my own questions. Finding myself recently echoing the psalmists’ pleas for God to speak up and reveal himself in our present brutal society, I decided to do a series on…
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Lesson 7: Balance and Moderation
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Balance and ModerationThe first thing mentioned by my class in Montgomery County, Maryland was how the Rule mandated treating work tools just as meticulously as worship articles. The group was surprised that a monastic community would think work was as important as…
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Lesson 6: Humility
Read MORE: Lesson 6: HumilityMy first response to Sister Joan remains that she seems to be writing about the self-evident. My second is she confronts exactly what is wrong with our present society. Her take on humility that she designates as the lost virtue…
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Lesson 5: God’s Presence
Read MORE: Lesson 5: God’s PresenceI really experienced what St. Benedict meant about the importance of conversation in any Christian community while teaching Sunday School last week. I was pointing out how much Luke-Acts associated the Holy Spirit with speaking boldly. A good one-third of…
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Lesson 1: Sacraments as a Means of Grace
Read MORE: Lesson 1: Sacraments as a Means of GraceTalking to Derek last week, I was reminded that I wanted to push myself to look at the commandments and sacraments from a modern perspective. All of us are conditioned to use old concepts when speaking of ancient traditions. They…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!