Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I’ve been blessed to have been in ministry for decades with Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Chicanes. My spiritual life and practices have been enlarged by their spiritualities and theologies. They were faithful Roman Catholics and Episcopalians who welcomed me and taught me how to serve […]
For the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will feature text by VTS & GTS faculty members writing about what they are currently teaching, reading, or writing about. In addition to the daily rhythm of “class, chapel, lunch,” faculty at VTS regularly include faculty meetings into their schedule. At the beginning and the end of […]
For the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will feature text by VTS & GTS faculty members writing about what they are teaching, reading, or writing about. In 2026, VTS is transitioning to a new Student Information System that will better support the processes and documentation associated with a student’s progression from the Admissions process […]
For the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will feature text by VTS & GTS faculty members writing about what they are currently teaching, reading, or writing about. Over the past several years, my research and writing have focused on a question that many clergy are encountering with increasing frequency: How do Christians faithfully navigate […]
For the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will feature text by VTS & GTS faculty members writing about what they are currently teaching, reading, or writing about. As Dr. Knowles mentioned in the Dean’s Commentary on Monday, the scholarly work of seminary faculty can seem invisible to many who are engaged in seminary life. […]
For the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will feature text by VTS & GTS faculty members writing about what they are currently teaching, reading, or writing about. When people picture the life of a professor, they usually imagine a scholar buried in books or standing before a classroom. Today I want to shine a […]
For the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will feature text by VTS & GTS faculty members writing about what they are currently teaching, reading, or writing about. I have always understood writing as an extension of my vocation to teach. When I sit down to write, I picture the students I’ve had the privilege […]
For the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will feature text by VTS and GTS faculty members writing about what they are currently teaching, reading, or writing about. An extended and bloody crucifixion filled with Catholic imagery and intermixed with flashbacks within a film promising transformation through an encounter with Jesus – this is not […]
For the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will feature text by VTS & GTS faculty members writing about what they are currently teaching, reading, or writing about. In today’s commentary, I am delighted to share some information about my new book, Shapers of The Hymnal 1982: Our Faith in Words and Music (2025, Church […]
Over the next two months, the Dean’s Commentary will maintain a steady focus on the work of the faculty of GTS and VTS. Although this space will continue to highlight the work of staff and students, and announce visiting guests and special services as the moment demands, on most days you’ll hear directly from faculty […]