Ugly babies and the ordinary Incarnation Jonathan Mitchican December 27, 2017 Art, Commentary In many paintings on Ugly Renaissance Babies, Jesus looks like a miniature adult, complete with an adult’s head and six-pack abs, no doubt acquired during his many hours of baby Pilates.
How to give God a gift Jonathan Mitchican November 30, 2017 Commentary We want to glorify God by giving him everything we have. What could we possibly give him that would amplify in any way the radiance that he already possesses?
A Catholic on the Reformation Jonathan Mitchican October 30, 2017 Commentary The Holy Spirit has given gifts to all people who love Jesus and follow him as Lord.
What does it mean to bless? Jonathan Mitchican October 4, 2017 Liturgy Behind all the things we ask for is a deep desire to see the world set right.
Being poor doesn’t make you bad Jonathan Mitchican September 4, 2017 Bible, Commentary For St. Paul, there is no suggestion that idleness means poverty.
Words matter Jonathan Mitchican July 21, 2017 Commentary Our human dignity is founded upon the Word of God that lives in us by the power of the Holy Spirit. And that Word is dynamic and living, never static or flat.
‘Marrying myself’ and the cult of personal happiness Jonathan Mitchican June 2, 2017 Commentary, The Episcopal Church Marrying yourself is the wrong answer to many modern problems, but the problems are real.
Evangelism of the weird Jonathan Mitchican May 3, 2017 Commentary, The Episcopal Church It is good that Christians are weird. The weirder we can be, the better.