Springsteen, Belonging, and Religion in Blinded by the Light Neil Dhingra September 11, 2019 Commentary, Movies, Music, Reviews & Culture, Roman Catholic Church To be sure, Springsteenism is an ambiguous religiosity. Springsteen, as Roops pronounces, “knows everything you’ve ever felt … and he can describe it better for you.” His music allows one to see the depth and profundity in ordinary life — to see even father-son conflict as “something as old as time,” as Manzoor says, and to respond with empathy. Springsteen himself is a role model of uncommon decency.
The Church of the Introverts Mark Clavier June 17, 2019 Commentary, Ministry Turning clergy into managers is just the sort of thing one might expect introverted clergy to do even if not deliberately.
The Loss of the Past and the Strange Future Dane Neufeld December 13, 2018 Anglican Church of Canada, Books, Reviews & Culture Voices of the Plains Cree by the Rev. Edward Ahenakew (1885-1961) is essential reading for Canadian seminarians.
Unplanned parenthood Fr. Sam Keyes August 4, 2017 Commentary, The Episcopal Church I suspect that most agree with this basic principle, this core assumptions of modern democratic life: pregnancies should be, with rare and rarely charming exceptions, planned.
Resuscitation or rebirth? ‘Renewing Culture’ at the Eighth Day Symposium Abigail Woolley Cutter February 27, 2017 Commentary, Ressourcement, Reviews & Culture Rather than sweeping doctrinal differences under the rug, Eighth Day Institute seeks to focus its ecumenism on the theological riches of ancient Christianity, which Christians of both East and West can claim as their heritage.
Virtue and basketball Dane Neufeld December 12, 2016 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary Basketball has its own “internal goods” and rewards, which are available to everyone regardless of ability, whereas the “external goods” are by definition scarce and subject to competition.
Bowie, Rickman, and the end of virtue Jonathan Mitchican February 3, 2016 Commentary, Sifting the Stream Celebrities are our secular saints. So when a celebrity dies, especially unexpectedly, there is a strange murmur that runs through our culture.
Stop being jerks about Christmas Jonathan Mitchican December 15, 2015 Commentary In seminary, I learned that "We must reclaim Advent." The only way to do that is through a vicious mocking of the foolish plebeians around us who sing Christmas carols any time before 11:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
