JESUS’ DIALOGICAL STYLE (sorry, this is a long one) I have always been fascinated by the dialogical character of Jesus’ interactions with various “interlocutors” he seems to have encountered. Alongside of his “speeches” and silences, Jesus’ sometimes participated in “give and take” with those whom he encountered along the way. I think these interchanges are…

              A while back I wrote briefly about being something of a “crypto-Catholic” by a few years back and having concluded my teaching career at a Catholic college. But, now I have realized that my connection to Catholicism goes further back and deeper than I thought. It goes way back to my Grandfather’s heritage…