Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4, Session 5
Author: Anthony Ferguson
Anthony Ferguson is a seminarian discerning the priesthood of Jesus Christ for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. He is currently on pastoral year at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Newport News, VA.
Resurrection Peace
Readings for Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter We heard Jesus say in our gospel reading: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you.” As the weather begins to warm up, summer vacations appear on the horizon as a great hope of peace, right? And…
Middle-earth and the Seven Sacraments: Sacraments of Initiation (Session 2)
Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4, Session 5
What Christ’s Voice Doesn’t Sound Like
Readings for Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us: “My sheep hear my Voice.” But even as Christians… as the “flock” the Lord shepherds, we may often wonder… What does the Lord’s voice sound like? Perhaps one can start by reflecting on what Christ’s Voice does not sound like — and out of that…
Middle-earth and the Seven Sacraments: Tolkien’s Catholic Vision (Session 1)
This is the first session in a five-part formation series titled: “Middle-earth and the Seven Sacraments.” Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4, Session 5
Unbiased Reality: Theology on Tap Talk
This talk was originally delivered at a Theology on Tap. Tonight’s talk will dig into some philosophical language, but I’m going to try my best to keep it practical. The talk is, after all titled “Unbiased Reality,” so hopefully I’ll stick to that — reality. I’m not here to spout off about pie in the sky ideas or theories. Just…
Asking for God’s Encore
Readings for Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
Dangling Impossibly: Christian Witness and Fallingwater
Readings for Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter Last week, I had the chance to visit one of the most incredible pieces of architecture ever built — Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, “Fallingwater.” Now Fallingwater is a house that dangles out over a gorgeous waterfall, clinging onto the side of a steep hill, surrounded by thick trees and massive boulders.…
No one takes it from me: I lay it down of my own accord
Today is Good Friday — a day to meditate solemnly on the fact that Christ offered Himself totally for us on the Cross. He didn’t have to do it. He willingly laid down His life — not for perfect people, but for the screw-ups, the broken, the twisted, the addicted, the disordered and the oppressed. In my own meditation on…
Falling of Small Stones in the Mountains: A Trickle of Grace
Readings for Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Gandalf the Wizard said that the coming of Merry and Pippin into this massive, overwhelming quest was “like the falling of small stones that starts an avalanche in the mountains.” These two tiny little hobbits came and started an avalanche of adventure. They were the catalysts for major turning points in the…