Authors: Catherine Faith MacLean


May 30, 2023

Book Review: Preaching the Big Questions: Doctrine Isn't Dusty

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Preaching the Big Questions: Doctrine Isn’t Dusty by Catherine Faith MacLean and John H. Young (United Church Publishing, 2015) Every few months, the question comes to me as a United Church minister from someone in my congregation: “I told someone that I belong to the United Church. They responded, ‘Oh...

Author(s)
Catherine Faith MacLean
John Young
Susan Lukey
Theme(s)
Christian Life or Experience
Discipleship
Exploration
God's Nature
Learning; School
Teaching
Understanding
Spark

In the Time of Wildfires: The Burnt Prayer, a Prayer of Lament, a Prayer in Burning Need

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Holy One, we anticipate Pentecost and the arrival of the Holy Spirit. Haloes of flame rest upon the apostles, and we prepare for exuberance: red preaching stoles, flame-coloured clothing, Pentecost shoes, birthday cake with icing images of the Spirit’s fire. And yet again this year, we put aside these images...

Author(s)
Catherine Faith MacLean
Theme(s)
Community
Creation Justice
Disaster
Fire; Flame
Grief
Lament
Sorrow
Tragedy
Prayer
May 18, 2023

In the Time of Wildfires: The Burnt Prayer, a Prayer of Lament, a Prayer in Burning Need

Holy One, we anticipate Pentecost and the arrival of the Holy Spirit. Haloes of flame rest upon the apostles, and we prepare for exuberance: red preaching stoles, flame-coloured clothing, Pentecost shoes, birthday cake with icing images of the Spirit’s fire. And yet again this year, we put aside these images...

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Catherine Faith MacLean
Blog
April 15, 2021

Thoughts on Theology: The Triune God

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We are called to relationship. We speak of ourselves as a church in action, a spiritual home for social justice. This outward expression of love is an echo of Trinitarian relationship.

Author(s)
Catherine Faith MacLean
Theme(s)
God - images of
Holy Spirit
Jesus
Loneliness
Love
Trinity
Worship Column