Column Title: Communitas Column Entry: “Loneliness, Artificial Intelligence, and the Image of God” Column Description: The term Communitas refers to an unstructured community of equal members often traveling from one place to another. Like the characters in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, we are fellow pilgrims on the road towards the Father’s house, following Jesus as the way, truth, and life. This …
Quote of the Week, Guarding Your Mouth
“Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.” –Psalm 141:3 (New International Version) Questions for reflection: In a culture that weaponizes words to serve personal agendas, what guards can we set up to make sure we are not using words and images to destroy our neighbors?
Time to Register for Summer Workshops in Faith and Communication
CCSN 2025 SUMMER WORKSHOPS and CONFERENCES in Communication [Return to Main Workshop Page] 1. Registration is now open for all 10 summer events. 2. Format: All 10 events are offered in the virtual environment through Zoom and are from 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT, on Monday and Thursday (with one exception, June 25, Wednesday), beginning June 2 and ending …
A Prayer for Divine Help, Fifth Century, Gelasian Sacramentary
A Prayer for Divine Help Stretch forth, O Lord, Thy mercy over all Thy servants everywhere, even the right hand of heavenly help, that they may seek Thee with their whole heart, and obtain what they rightly ask for; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —Gelasian Sacramentary.
Quote of the Week, The Desire for Many Things, Evagrius, Desert Father
“Cut the desire for many things out of your heart and so prevent your mind being dispersed and your stillness lost.” –Evagrius, Desert Father, from The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks, Benedicta Ward, Editor, p. 10.
A Prayer for Heavenly-mindedness, 5th Century
For Heavenly-Mindedness Grant us, O Lord, not to mind earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to cleave to those that shall abide; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —Leonine Sacramentary, 5th Century
New Vlog Entry, The Wisdom of St. Francis of Assisi, by Stephanie Bennett
In this entry . . . What is it about St. Francis of Assisi that keeps people reading and writing books about him? For over 800 years this man has fascinated the world. One of the most helpful things he said is simply, “What is mine to do?” What has God given you to do? Not, what is your sister’s or your mother’s …
Book Review, Habits of Hope: Educational Practices for a Weary World
Book Reviewed: Ream, Todd C., Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers, eds. Habits of Hope: Educational Practices for a Weary World (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2024) (Amazon Associates Link) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed By: Donna M. Elkins, PhD Reviewer Affiliation: Campbellsville University Total Pages: 148 ISBN-13: 978-1-5140-1069-3 This edited volume …
Column Entry, “Untangling CRT for Christians (Part 2 of 4),” by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “Untangling CRT for Christians (Part 2 of 4)” By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek personal or political advancement; …
Column Entry, “How to Die for the Wrong Kind of Love,” by Mark Williams
Column Title: Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance Column Entry: “How to Die for the Wrong Kind of Love?” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento March 2025 / February 2025 / January 2025 / July 2024 / June 2024 / May 2024 / November 2022 / October 2022 / March 2022 / …
