How Husserl Changed Catholic Attitudes Toward Judaism
One of the guiding threads of Gubser’s book on the Central European origins of phenomneology (The Far Reaches) is that the philosophical movement was always an ethical movement as well. This...
View ArticleReally, Big, Big, Big News: Walesa and Patheos!
Alright folks, it certainly does seem like this will be one of the last times I publish on this site. CosmosTheInLost is slowly migrating to Patheos. For the record: I’ve written a post about the...
View ArticleOur Second Scientific Revolution. What Can Theology Expect?
The intersection of religion, the imagination, and science is a constant preoccupation of mine. I believe this topic first became an obsession upon reading Czeslaw Milosz‘s The Land of Ulro. The poet’s...
View ArticleNudus Nudum Christum Sequi: On Christ’s Genitalia
Ever since graduation my mornings have followed the routine of studying actively-engaged anthropology. tears, poop, and pee are my daily bread. My post-doctoral work consists of taking care of our two...
View ArticleWhat Do We Talk About When We Talk About Art and Revelation?
Will Beauty Save the World? The slogan “Beauty will save the world” is increasingly invoked by religious believers these days. What this might actually mean is not given much thought, as is the case...
View ArticleThe Fourteen Foreskins of Christ and Mary’s Hymen
One of my readers asked the following legitimate question in response to Nudus Nudum Christum Sequi: On Christ’s Genitalia: I wonder how you would feel if someone wrote a similar post discussing and...
View ArticleWoody Allen Considers Conversion
Allen’s latest film Magic in the Moonlight has not received the credit it deserves. At first glance it is a starkly different film than Blue Jasmine. It seems this way because it channels some of the...
View ArticleSynod14: The Church Needs to Replace the Family
When grandiose Church events such as the Synod on the Family roll around I look forward to rolling my eyes as the conservatives freak out about the possibility of radical change, whereas the liberals...
View ArticleSynod14: It’s Déjà vu All Over Again!
The Synod reporting has been nothing short of apocalyptic. And I do love it in a Rabelaisian Catholic sort of way. For example, The National Catholic Register’s write up is another sure sign, aside...
View ArticleDisproportionate Influence: Catholicism and the #HongKongProtests
This is the second installment of my interview with Dr. Justin Tse. It concentrates upon the Catholic Church’s complicated role in Hong Kong’s politics. A link to the first installment of this...
View ArticleThe Church’s Geopolitical Chess Strategy
Today I conclude my interview on the Church and Hong Kong with Dr. Justin Tse of the University of Washington Comparative Religion department. The conversation moves mainland: Artur Rosman: Are the...
View ArticleBlessed Are the Freeloaders: On the Face of the Poor
When I started writing my latest series of posts I knew I was sticking my head out. But I assumed the best about people. I could not bring myself to write about anything else, because weakness,...
View ArticleEnter Another Dimension: All Souls and All Saints in Poland
I’ve been going through some old writings in preparation for a conference I’ll participate in next week at Villanova. My paper will discuss the theological significance of Czeslaw Milosz’s poetry. One...
View ArticleStephen Herreid’s God: A Holiday Thank You Note
Two weeks ago I drove our family Volvo forty miles vaguely aware something was wrong with it. I needed to take the car to some trusted mechanics. Halfway through the trip the left wheel-well began to...
View ArticleBREAKING — Pope Says We Are All Responsible for Climate Change
In a leaked draft of the forthcoming encyclical on the environment the pope says: Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are...
View ArticleWhat Christian Group Says They Worship Same God as Muslims?
French history, and a little bit of American international relations, have been the main focus of my last few meditations. All of them have been related to recent Western perceptions of Islam. Recent...
View ArticleThe Catholic Valentine’s Creepier than 50 Shades
On this Valentine’s Day I’d like to remind you that Catholicism is creepy. Yesterday afternoon I administered a midterm on ancient philosophy as a substitute to a class of about thirty college...
View Article1 Thing Nobody Noticed about Oscar Best Foreign Film Winner Ida
Great art always shows you more than you are prepared to see. While watching Ida the viewer naturally gravitates toward the main protagonist. In this film Ida‘s struggle to recover her Jewish identity...
View ArticleEven Demons Believe: Converting the World Will NOT Make Everyone Holy
Last week I wrote about the one novel you need to read this year. Now it’s out of stock at amazon. Coincidence? Probably. This week I’ll write about the one Lent book you must have, but can’t have,...
View ArticleSatan Likes Pure Spirituality, But St. Augustine Prays Over Butts
Last week I introduced you to Fabrice Hadjadj whose Faith of the Demons which is not available in English, only in Polish and Spanish translations, and the French original, Foi des démons ou l’athéisme...
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