May 28, 2023 | Easter, Faith
Yes, dear readers, I somehow forgot to work in a reference to the wildly popular pop culture literary and small screen phenomenon that is Outlander. The kids got Harry, the tweens got Bella, the teens got (well, kinda hosed as they received multiple knock-offs of...
May 28, 2023 | Easter, Faith
Fun with history! Boy can those British forebears complicate the $#%@ out of such a simple Christian festival! A blessed and happy Pentecost to all, the Christian festival of the Holy Spirit lighting upon those original disciples (plus one) to unleash nascent...
May 27, 2023 | Easter, Faith
Tomorrow culminates the Great Fifty Days of Easter, or Eastertide as I have called this very special time in the annual life of a liturgical Christian church. To luxuriate in the light from the Empty Tomb. To see Jesus astonish, rehabilitate, challenge, reveal,...
May 26, 2023 | Easter, Faith
It’s sadly, finally time to bid my 4th century Spanish nun/adventure traveler/pilgrim Egeria a fond, bittersweet farewell. It seems only right to hear her one more time now, as the recovered portion of her travel journal abruptly terminates just after her riveting...
May 25, 2023 | Easter, Faith
Newbie from Cordie writes, “Dear Chump, you have provided questions or thoughts to ponder which have been great. Could you dig deeper into Christian meditations and ask readers to share what they receive from it? It might be kind of neat to hear what God is saying to...May 24, 2023 | Easter, Faith
It’s time for your questions dear readers! Can you stump the ordained chump?! East Vail Doctor writes, “Dear Chump, Can you explain the Gospel of John’s term ‘glorification?’” Dear Doc, The word Glory or its derivations appear some 300 times in the Bible, over 22...
May 23, 2023 | Easter, Faith
The evangelist Luke tells us in Acts chapter 1 that following Jesus’ Ascension His (sorry cannot help it) followers took care of some housekeeping details, something akin to spring cleaning. Read Acts 1:15-26 to see how they did it. With Judas Iscariot dead by his...
May 22, 2023 | Easter, Faith
Today seems like the proper moment to look back before we look forward. The 10 days between the Feasts of the Ascension and Pentecost frequently feel like that liminal space, a long exhale from the (liturgical at least) rigors of the salvific march we began way back...
May 21, 2023 | Easter, Faith
A popular Saturday Night Live skit from the late 1980’s spoofed the body-building movement headed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. For a brief refresher see here. Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon’s memorable Hans and Franz are a perfect introduction to today’s Reflection...
