Tag Archives: understanding

Daily Teaching for Friday, April 12th

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Bishop Craig

I look to the day when our different spiritual traditions will be sources of mutual understanding rather than cause for division and exclusion.

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The Highest Common Denominator

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Bishop Craig

First, a disclaimer: What follows is NOT a Bible study, so even if you are averse to Bible studies, please keep reading! How many times have we seen, even from supposedly progressive religious organizations and their clergy, claims of our … Continue reading →

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Troubling Perspectives

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Bishop Craig

I have periodic periods, to coin an awkward phrase, in which something is trying to give birth in my consciousness that makes other projects difficult if not impossible. I find the things I read immensely unsatisfying, I struggle to come … Continue reading →

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“But that’s not how I meant it!”

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Bishop Craig

Some weeks ago I wrote of the Dunning-Kruger effect, which essentially describes the tendency of the less intelligent to believe their opinions are fact even in light of evidence to the contrary – essentially, to give themselves too much credit … Continue reading →

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Daily Teaching for Sunday, July 22nd

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Bishop Craig

I believe it is a developmental task that during our teens and twenties we place strong emphasis on systematic explanations of how things work – no matter what those things might be. Then, after some years pass, we come to … Continue reading →

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Daily Teaching for Tuesday, May 8th

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Bishop Craig

We are afraid of the unfamiliar and the things we don’t understand. The only way to overcome those fears is through new experiences and learning – both of which require our stepping out of our comfort zones and stretching in … Continue reading →

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Daily Teaching for Tuesday, April 10th

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Bishop Craig

There is a mutual relationship between the ability to believe and the ability to understand. When a form of spirituality possesses some core beliefs or has a way of viewing the universe that is so culture bound that it is … Continue reading →

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Daily Teaching for Saturday, November 26th

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Bishop Craig

Every first year psychology student believes they can diagnose the entire world. I know, because I once was one! We spend far too much time trying to fit each other into neat categories and not nearly enough time listening to … Continue reading →

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Why We Need the Cosmic Christ

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Bishop Craig

I remember when I was first exposed to Matthew Fox. It was in the late 1990s, and I was serving and Independent Catholic Parish that was one of those Intentional Eucharistic Communities that split from Roman Catholic parishes at a … Continue reading →