Java and Jesus for Sunday, October 10, 2010 reprinted from “From Where I Stand” By Joan Chittister Some things never go way. The best ones, in fact, come back to us in whole new ways. Saints are like that. The church calendar that formed me, for instance, provided the Catholic community one feast day after [...]

This week’s essay to be discussed in Java and Jesus is Ignorance is Not Bliss by Susan Brook Thistlewaite.  She’s part of a panel of writers for the Washington Post’s websection, “ON FAITH.”  Her essay is in response to a recent series of stories about religious ignorance from the Pew Research Center.

Java and Jesus – August 22 We’ll discuss a thoughtful and thought provoking article by Eboo Patel titled The new identity politics of religion. 9 a.m. in Room 13!  Childcare provided from 8:30 on.

This week’s discussion looks at our views of the afterlife, or heaven.  What is it?  Why or how does it matter? This week’s reading:  Your View of Heaven