Pieces about death and remembering those who have passed on.
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** Death and memorial
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I promise this email won’t be about gun violence or gun control. But I must note that last Tuesday, I emailed you for the second time in a row about these topics, and then later that day was the horrific shooting in Uvalde. When will it end?
Seeing so many vigils, protests, and social media posts that name the 21 victims in Texas (plus Memorial Day was yesterday), I've had death and the deceased on my mind. I'm grateful that faith and community give us tools to face death and mourn our lost loved ones.
We have some recent articles about this. Catherine Ricketts shares a beautiful reflection about how deaths in her family revealed the face of God ([link removed]) . A book review pays tribute to Daniel Berrigan ([link removed]) , the late priest, poet, and activist. And from the archives, here is an important piece from theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether ([link removed]) , who passed away this month. Plus more thoughtful content below.
Email me: Which practices are most helpful for you to remember and celebrate your lost loved ones?
Jon Mathieu
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This week’s top articles:
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** Death’s vision ([link removed])
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“It was through my most acute moments of grief that I came to see not just aesthetic beauty but the beauty of God’s mercy.”
by Catherine Ricketts
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** An ode to Daniel Berrigan ([link removed])
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“The endless round of arrests and jailings, the community houses, and the discipline of nonviolence all constituted an ethic of resurrection. But most striking is Berrigan’s sacramental ethic.”
Samuel Wells reviews Bill Wylie-Kellerman
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** Feminism and Peace ([link removed])
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“Both feminism and peacemaking need to be grounded in an alternative vision of the authentic self and human community that was once provided by radical Christianity.”
by Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936-2022)
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** Living by the Word for June 5 (Pentecost C) ([link removed])
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The Spirit-driven tendency to undermine barriers goes all the way back to Peter and Paul.
by Greg Carey
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** For better or for worse, the church is keeping Haiti afloat ([link removed])
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“At times church leaders can become something like kingmakers. In the Western Hemisphere, the nation of Haiti exemplifies the pivotal role of Christian churches in politics.”
by Philip Jenkins
** Who’s doing our dirty work? ([link removed])
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“Dirty work requires that ‘good people’ are able to disavow responsibility for it, even as they benefit from it in their daily lives.”
Brooke Petersen reviews Eyal Press
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