11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (181+ words) The Adventurous Lectionary " Seventh Sunday of Easter- "Ascension Sunday " May 17. 2026 Bruce G. Epperly Acts 1: 6-14; Psalm 68: 1-10, 32-35; I Peter 4: 12-14; 5: 6-11; John 17: 1-11 AN EARTH-AFFIRMING FAITH. The Ascension reading asks: Why are you looking at heaven, your work is on earth? Can we be both heavenly…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago  (1909+ words) So Intertwined with the 2026 interview is our shorter interview taken from Getting to Know Patheos Writers Part 1 (Sunday June 28, 2020). We've got a lot to say so now you get to. . 1. Tell something interesting about yourself. Mark: I seemed to have…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1397+ words) This morning, I happened to open Instagram, and the first post on my feed was President Dallin H. Oaks" post about visiting the Salt Lake Temple as a First Presidency with President Eyring and President Christopherson. He commented on the upcoming…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (749+ words) Patheos - Retired Army Chaplain Named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington At a news conference with Washington Archbishop Robert Cardinal Mc Elroy, Bishop-elect Studniewski recounted how he discerned a priestly vocation during his army service in the Nation's Capital, entered seminary after…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1408+ words) Soviet Gulag. Source: Wikimedia Commons The Vatican has announced that it is closing the canonization cause for Fr Walter Ciszek. If you don't know about Fr Ciszek, I encourage you to read his book, With God in Russia." As for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (645+ words) I dreamed I saw St. Augustine," sang Bob Dylan, alive as you or me." "That bishop of Hippo, in Northern Africa, who lived from 354 to 430 A. D. ," is acclaimed not only as one of the greatest theologians in Christendom, but also as…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (680+ words) In the first article in this series of three articles, "One Jesus, Four Gospels: Why They Disagree on Salvation," we explored the four canonical Gospels for the assertions they have in common and especially for the variety of theologies which…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (381+ words) Despite that shift, something has been missing. For all the progress in the conversation, you still have yet to see any major theological integration of cutting-edge science into mainstream theological belief systems. The popular church has largely been content to…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (474+ words) Lutheran Mission Australia, a new confessional church body, has been publishing articles in its newsletter about various facets of Lutheran spirituality and posting them on its website." I was asked if I might contribute something on the Priesthood of all…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (758+ words) Roger E. Olson is Emeritus Professor of Christian Theology at Baylor University where he held the Foy Valentine Chair in Christian Ethics and taught Christian Theology from 1999 to 2021. He is the author of over twenty book including The Story of Christian…...