As I have stated, the purpose of this series is to integrate some of the spiritual and theological ideas I have been engaging with over the past several years with my own Cathol(ish)ism. In addition to things like religionless Christianity and radical theology I am also drawing from a rather unlikely source of inspiration: quantum […]
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VATICAN’T (Catholicism Without All the Uplifting Parts): Week 2 — The Gospel According to Satan
My last post was the first in a series titled VATICAN’T: Catholicism Without All the Uplifting Parts in which, as I wrote, I’m attempting to “bring influences like divine nonviolence, religionless Christianity, quantum theory, and radical theology to bear upon Catholicism in an effort both to bolster its already-existing sacramental devotion to the physical world, as […]
VATICAN’T (Catholicism Without All the Uplifting Parts): Week 1 — Avoiding the Void
It’s no secret that I am an intellectually curious guy — to a fault, if my bank account is any indication. I am constantly pulling at provocative threads in an effort both to grow and to incorporate fresh ideas into my existing theological and spiritual framework. (I am currently reading Diarmuid O’Murchu’s Quantum Theology, and over […]
Anthony Bourdain and the Christian Response to Tragedy
Like most of us, I awoke this morning to the news that Anthony Bourdain had committed suicide. As I went on social media I began to see countless reactions to this tragedy from friends and acquaintances expressing shock, heartbreak, and condolences to the loved ones he left behind. But then I came across a Facebook […]
Queer Eye for the Straight Church
On the most recent episode of Misfit Faith I chatted with Jay Bakker who, besides being the son of Jim and Tammy Faye, is a pastor and writer and was one of the first public Christian figures to declare that his church was going to take an affirming stance toward the queer community. One of […]
Faith Getting Woke: Crucifying the Cage-Fighter God
As you may know, I am in the midst of a series on the Misfit Faith podcast titled “Faith Getting Woke” in which I am highlighting some things the American church needs to do if it wants to survive in a post-Christian culture with participation-trophy-wielding Millennials running around vaping everywhere. This latest episode focused on […]