by Zach Dawes Jr | Jul 29, 2022 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Can turning to the psalms for comfort be morally problematic? If your initial response to that question is, “Of course not,” then you’re not alone. This wondering had not crossed my mind until I began working on a “Lectionary to Life” reflection for an ongoing series...
by James Gordon | Mar 16, 2022 | Opinion
Psalm 63:1-8 is not for the nonchalant. It vibrates with emotional intensity and assumed intimacy. Body and soul, the whole person is defined at least for this moment, by longing for the felt nearness and accompanying assurance of God. Thirst for God and prolonged...
by James Gordon | Jan 28, 2021 | Opinion
There’s a lot of sobering news around. I could make a list for you to read, but you’re ahead of me. You know as well as I do that watching the news online, on TV or in the papers is an exercise in discouragement and sadness. The psalmists, good poets that they were,...
by Rod Benson | Jan 8, 2020 | Opinion
Open a Bible near the center, and you will find the Book of Psalms. In many ancient manuscripts, the first psalm was unnumbered, untitled and printed in red ink to indicate that it frames and prefaces the whole Psalter. Psalm 1 is both a wisdom psalm, showing us two...
by Molly T. Marshall | Mar 29, 2019 | Opinion
Each day of Lent, Conception Abbey has been sending a psalm, accompanied by commentary and then a prayer. As a part of my Lenten discipline, I have been reading these daily messages along with the Benedictine community. The psalms have the uncanny ability to provide a...
