In Matthew 22:36-40, Jesus is asked a profound and challenging question: “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” This question, posed by a lawyer among the Pharisees, was not merely an inquiry into Jesus’ theological stance but a test. The religious leaders of the time were eager to trap Jesus in a theological…
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Walter Brueggemann’s prophetic critique in A Way Other Than Our Own: Devotions for Lent serves as both a warning and a call to action: For I believe the crisis in the U.S. church has almost nothing to do with being liberal or conservative; it has everything to do with giving up on the faith and…
Introduction Prayer is a fundamental aspect of religious and spiritual practices across various traditions. It serves as a means of communication, connection, and contemplation with the divine. In this post, we will explore the concept of prayer from an open and relational theological perspective. Drawing upon the belief in a loving and responsive God, we…
Open & Relational Theology(ORT) is a broad category to describe a theological framework that looks at God in a different way. Fr. Tommy found ORT at a time in his life when his faith was weak. He had struggled with all the evil in the world and why it seemed God didn’t stop it. Throughout…