Blog – Drew Downs

After the Violence—for Proper 27A

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2 min read

We usually read the parable of the bridesmaids as a teaching about preparedness. But it is a chilling challenge to selfish comforts.

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1 min read

Our experience of the dark, of night, reminds us of our sense of being alone, and what we crave alongside safety is genuine connection.

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4 min read

This week’s gospel comes to us as a final exam—not a random teaching. That context, in the last days, is central to our understanding of it.

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8 min read

We are participating in the reimagining of sainthood and of our place in the world. And yet, the reason behind it remains the same.

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4 min read

We have a political problem and a media problem. But at the core of it, we have a perception problem. About what we’re actually hoping for.

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3 min read

We rarely use this metaphor correctly. Which tells us a lot about what ails us. We want to be the virtuous one throughout the story.