Welcome New Subscribers!
I wanted to send out a quick welcome to the many new subscribers who have come to the Window Light newsletter via the
podcast! There’s been a boost in subscriptions of about 10 percent since the podcast episode came out last week! I’m running a bit behind on this week’s articles because of a family situation (that’s been affecting the publication schedule the past several weeks). I hope to have a new article on this year’s Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (RECongress) this weekend. In the meantime, I wanted to highlight a couple of things for new (and old!) subscribers.First, this is a good time to subscribe, since I am offering a 20 percent discount for all new annual and monthly subscriptions to the newsletter to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Window Light, through March 31. Details here.
Second, I wanted to feature some of the highlights from the last year to hopefully keep you hooked on the newsletter.
To start, here is last year’s commentary on RECongress, where I noted that key themes from the congress included the need to rebuild or revitalize the Church in the aftermath of COVID-19, various moral scandals in the Church, and the growing secularization of U.S. society. There was also a focus on the Eucharist, linking the congress to the U.S. bishops’ Eucharistic Revival.
One of the most popular posts ever was this one tracing the history of Catholic theological thinking about salvation outside the Church, demonstrating that any narrative that portrays Vatican II’s teaching on the issue as a sharp break from the Tradition is a misunderstanding of that Tradition.
My first interview for the newsletter was with the co-editors of the Journal of Moral Theology, Jason King and M. Therese Lysaught. We talked about the state of theology today, what is involved in editing a journal, and how to improve your chances of getting an article manuscript published.
Since Window Light moved to paid subscriptions last summer, I have offered exclusive articles to paid subscribers each week. For example, last month I offered a commentary on a recent Vatican document on the validity of the sacraments, explaining the theology behind the document’s teachings but also offering some mild criticisms.
And in November I offered a short reflection on the doctrine of creation ex nihilo, or from nothing, particularly focusing on its role in the Franciscan theological tradition.
This is a sample of what you will find in Window Light. If you want more, feel free to subscribe or upgrade your subscription, and take advantage of the discount through March 31!
