I want to begin my introductory editorial comments with the expression of much gratitude to all my predecessors, especially the most immediate, Rev. Dr. Jin Hee Han whose calm yet compelling call to me to …
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by Rev. Douglas S. Stivison
If we look at ethics with any seriousness at all, we are immediately confronted with the questions about our own actions — in the voting booth, in the marketplace, in our homes, on the job, everywhere. It is impossible to abdicate ethical decision making because even abdication and inaction have moral and ethical dimensions.
by Ron Allen
I articulated [in the book] a perspective on identifying moments of resurrection today that can be enlarged to interpret life from the perspective of Jesus.
by Doug Stivison
“But no one save God and the individual priest really knows what the call to discipleship has cost him.” — Walter J. Burghardt, S.J.
by Walter J. Burghardt
We can find no better tribute to this man and no better contribution to this issue’s theme of discipleship than to revisit his own words on the subject.
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Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for June 2008,
by William J. Sappenfield
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for May 2008,
by Marvin A. McMickle and Keith A. Russell
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for April 2008.
by William J. Sappenfield
Discipleship is a voluntary response to love, requiring constant examination of motives, ongoing communication and never ending learning.
by David Lee Jones
Authentic discipleship is a way of being, not becoming, that shapes our lives.
by Katharyn L. Waldron
A Brief History of Walter J. Burghardt S.J. and his life as an example of discipleship.
Title: Fish on Fire
Artist: Piety Choi
Size: 40"x40"
Mixed Media on Wooden Panel
This painting is based on the story at the end of the gospel of John in which the risen Christ came to his disciples on the morning of his resurrection and broiled the fish for them. To the wooden panel I attached the actual pieces of burnt burlap fabric and used acryl paint to reproduce a scene of broiling. While the Johannine passage is commonly understood as the risen Christ telling the world that he has risen and has returned to provide hope as well as hope-filled nourishment, I remember that fire also has the cleansing power of the fire of the Holy Spirit. According to other gospel traditions, Peter had denied Jesus three times. Jesus’ feeding of his disciples with the fish by the sea of Tiberias, however, has no trace of condemnation. In this scene, Jesus said to Peter, “Do you love me?” Jesus then asked Peter to tend his sheep. Divine justice might call to mind fire as punishment, but I cherish the power of the Lord’s fire that cleanses our soul from the stains of sin. There I see the path to renewal and new life.
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