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Author Archives: Randy Coleman-Riese
A California Yankee in Innsbruck
The Colloquium on Violence and Religion’s 2019 conference is winding up what seems to have recently become its annual attempt to distance itself from René Girard’s Christian and Catholic sensibilities. That this is done in the name of Girard’s understanding … Continue reading
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Tagged Colloquium on Violence & Religion, immigration, mimetic theory, René Girard, suffering
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Found on a wall in the village of Ein Karem
During my visit to Israel, ahead of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion conference in Austria, I spent two days as the guest of the Sisters of the Rosary in the village of Ein Karem. This is the place traditionally … Continue reading
Patriotism or Hatriotism
In commemoration of America’s celebration of Independence Day Gil Bailie posted a link on the Cornerstone Forum’s Facebook page to a book review written by Tim Rice of Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story, by Wilfred … Continue reading
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Tagged America, freedom, Herman Melville, history, Israel, Walter McDougall, Wilfred M. McClay
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Now CDs come with free MP3s
The Cornerstone Forum webstore is now adopting the ‘industry standard’ for online sales of audio materials. All sales of CDs will come with free downloadable MP3 audio files. When a customer completes an order for any CD material from our … Continue reading
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Tagged Audio Archives, CD, Compact Disc, MP3
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Eastertide
Why did it take the resurrection to save us? Listen to the streaming audio recording of Gil Bailie’s Emmaus Road Initiative presentation given at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in 2009. Without the bodily Resurrection of Christ, … Continue reading
Free Revelation, and a Poetic entrée to Holy Week…
As an Easter gift to those who find our work of interest we are offering to everyone stopping by our website the opportunity to listen to an MP3 audio file of Gil Bailie’s Reflections on the Flannery O’Connor’s Short Story … Continue reading
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Tagged Edwin Muir, Flannery O'Connor, Gil Bailie, God's Gamble, newsletter, René Girard, revelation, TS Eliot
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Lenten Discipline
Christians the world over entered the liturgical season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Many Catholic Christians were notified by their priests and bishops of the specific rules to be followed during these penitential 40 days leading into Holy Week and … Continue reading
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Tagged disciple, discipline, Dunstan Morrissey, Lent
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…will he find faith on the earth?
In a post from late last year the question Jesus poses in Luke 18:8 regarding the Son of Man’s return and what he might expect to find was left for us to ponder. The steady receding of many of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Coptic Christian, Islam, Martin Mosebach, martyr, witness
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Feb 1st & 2nd at DSPT: The Role of the Laity in the Church
Gil Bailie will be one of the featured speakers at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley at the 10th annual convocation of the College of Fellows held on Friday and Saturday February 1st and 2nd. … Continue reading
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Tagged DSPT, Gil Bailie, laity
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What is Orthodoxy?
Gil Bailie reviews a recent release from Angelico Press: This is an immensely important work which has the potential of enriching and deepening the ecumenical conversation. The scholarly density of the text is regularly interrupted by almost breathtaking moments of … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelico Press, Antoine Arjakovsky, Gil Bailie, othodoxy
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