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Episode 27: Publisher and author Robert Ellsberg, editor of Dorothy Day’s On Pilgrimage (2 volumes)
A conversation with Robert Ellsberg about Dorothy Day’s involvement with farmers’ protests, the Cuban Revolution, the Catholic Worker, and more
Jesus’ resurrected gut biome
In John’s Gospel we meet a body of flesh and blood. And microbes.
April 16, Easter 2A (John 20:19-31)
There is a blessing for those who have not come to believe and yet keep trying to see.
Our teens are not OK
Especially the girls, whose depression levels are at record highs. Can the church help?
Don’t hold on (John 20:1-18)
Christ’s invitation to new life is almost always unfamiliar and surprising, even disconcerting.
A famous Passion play’s evolution
In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.
Staying awake for Easter
What ritual remedies exist to sharpen our spiritual attention, focus, and clarity?
In Search of Truth: Journalism with Dawn Araujo-Hawkins (S2:E7)
“The job of a journalist is to call a spade a spade. If something is racist, if it’s homophobic, if it’s xenophobic, it’s our job to say that . . . to be as explicit as we can about it.”
Maria Ressa’s fight for democracy in the Philippines
The renowned journalist explores how the authoritarianism and corruption she has been fighting for 35 years are now aided and abetted by the internet.
Can the heat of a world on fire ignite seeds of joy?
Ross Gay’s new essay collection explores the revolutionary tactics of delight.
Who could change the story? (John 18:1-19:42)
No one is solely responsible. No one is innocent.
Restorative justice with Anselm
The satisfaction theory of atonement offers my incarcerated students something the substitution theory does not: a way to make amends and be restored.
Troubling the social order (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
Jesus seems to encourage a kind of musical chairs, no one staying put for very long.
April 9, Easter Day (John 20:1-18)
In recent years, I’ve become somewhat of an Easter Grinch.
What should churches do about the treatment of “the Jews” in John?
“Each of the typical approaches has problems. The best solution would be to change the lectionary.”