Following Jesus in rejecting empire
Some thoughts about each of the podcast interviews
Imagine the end of patriarchy. As a white, heterosexual male in his fifties, I’m one of the most privileged people on the planet. The only way I could gain more status is by becoming 4 inches taller. Still, I find it important for me to picture a world without patriarchy. I realize I don’t understand…
I am an omnivore, so, I get the hunting rifle. But the handgun? That, I do not get. This comes in large part from my understanding of what it means for me to follow Jesus. (CAUTION: Please keep the safety engaged. I did not just say all Christian handgun owners were not true followers of…
I’m the human on the far left. Not technically in the middle of this photo For the first nine years of my life I sat between two brothers who were about a year or two on either side of me. Shortly after turning nine, my little sister joined us, and later, other step siblings. But…
Let me start by saying that I am aware that pipe smoking, even for those who, like me, don’t inhale, still increases ones risk of lip, tongue and throat cancer. OK, now that this is out of the way we can proceed. If you want to come at me about putting stuff in your body…
Detail of a Diego Rivera mural in the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City Both Dorothy Day and St. Augustine are credited with saying something like, “The Church may be a whore but she’s my mother.” I appreciate the sentiment. Beyond simply decrying the infidelity of the Church, the author was acknowledging a relationship to her,…