Brian J. Walsh's Blog, page 19

Tale of Two Feasts

Much depends on who eats and who doesn’t,

on who is invited to dinner,

on who is the host,

and on where you eat.

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Imagining Healed Daughters

It's tough to be a woman.

But, the reason why I find the Jesus-story we share in this room so compelling is how radically different he was in the world. Every small step towards healing requires someone releasing power.

Jesus is willing to give up power in this exchange.

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Happy Are They Who Trust in Her

Happy are they who trust in Her,

for it is her powerful womb in which we

live and move and have our being.

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If God is Like a Father

If God is like a Father, I pray

God is nothing like me

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Weeping, Confession, Resistance

Without weeping we’ll never get to confession, and without confession we’ll never build an effective resistance.

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Remembering, Forgetting and the “F” Bomb

Any alternative narrative,

any liberating vision,

has to engage in an imaginative act of forgetting

… and remembering.

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The Gospel in Dangerous Times

A battle of stories,

a conflict of myths.

Everything hangs on the outcome.

This is a matter of life and death.

So which side are you on?

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The Kingdom of God is an Invasive Species

The kingdom of God is plucky. It will not be rooted out. It will provide sustenance and home for those you’ve ignored, and those you've pushed to the side.

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Beyond Smugness: The Beatitudes Again

If we can be smug about this radical teaching of Jesus,

then we demonstrate in our very smugness that we don’t get it.

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Donald, Pat and Jesus

A pastoral word for a persecuted President?

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