Author Archives: Greg Wright

Panem et Circenses

Posted on 12/18/2012 by Greg Wright

Well, the Jesus Freaks came to town this week,    And in case you didn’t know: We’re the blokes you see up from Galilee    With the lepers all in tow…

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Liberating Dis-ease

Posted on 12/05/2012 by Greg Wright

One of the recent assigned readings for our CFDM study this month is a short-ish essay by Gerald May called “Entering the Emptiness.” I was frankly blown away by this piece, which concerns a living philosophy of “spaciousness” in our … Continue reading →

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On the Spit

Posted on 11/27/2012 by Greg Wright

and he came to the shore While the crowd pressed in And nets were being cleaned

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Now Wounded

Posted on 11/26/2012 by Greg Wright

We found him on a hillside, alone. Somehow, I haven’t a clue, He lost himself in the crowds, That feeding frenzy of agonizing hope.

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Ex Nihilo

Posted on 11/07/2012 by Greg Wright

What have we to do with you? Our skin crawls, bristles, blisters Shrieks well from within our spine

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Career Day

Posted on 10/26/2012 by Greg Wright

I cast my net upon the waters It makes not so much a splash As a hiss

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Unworthy

Posted on 10/20/2012 by Greg Wright

You don’t want to know me I am just like you I am wonderfully made Or so I have learned Knit finely together But that was long ago

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Hard Ideas for Hard Times

Posted on 10/14/2012 by Greg Wright

As Jenn and I work through the “Going Deeper With God” program of the Christian Formation and Directions Ministries, I’ve been finding it difficult to accept some of the classic mystical/monastic wisdom of the early Church. In particular, the last … Continue reading →

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A New Take on Theodicy

Posted on 09/27/2012 by Greg Wright

Here’s a primer from Wikipedia, just to bring the discussion up to speed: The term theodicy (/θiːˈɒdɪsi/ from Greek theos “god” + dike “justice”) has no universally agreed definition, but usually refers to the attempt to resolve the evidential problem … Continue reading →

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In the Dark

Posted on 09/10/2012 by Greg Wright

Only on stage is moonlight blue Silver also just poetic fancy

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