Archive - on the lay vocation

Genesis 3:16 contains no mention of pain in childbirth

Intentionally provocative title, but I find the argument persuasive

Jun 19 •

Mary C. Tillotson

God's sovereignty and what that means for us

These days I’m going through commentaries on Genesis, specifically looking for hints of the priest, prophet, king paradigm in the creation and fall…

Jun 3 •

Mary C. Tillotson

May 2025

Letter to Diognetus

I had just opened the tab to continue working on the 1 Cor 7 follow up, and then, boom! White smoke.

May 22 •

Mary C. Tillotson

The foundation of it all

First, thanks to everyone who responded (here or elsewhere) to my thing on 1 Cor 7.

May 2 •

Mary C. Tillotson

April 2025

The pesky 1 Cor 7

Here's hoping I'm not offending everyone.

Apr 14 •

Mary C. Tillotson

why I don't like work/life balance (but prefer integration)

I had a conversation recently — or, rather, a partial conversation; we got interrupted and have plans to reconnect — about work, family, etc., and what…

Apr 2 •

Mary C. Tillotson

March 2025

Laity, influence, populism, and centuries of history

Please forgive me for this title.

Mar 11 •

Mary C. Tillotson

February 2025

sorting rocks and building cathedrals

I’m preparing to speak to a group of high schoolers on the lay vocation, and since it’s been an overwhelming past several days, I’m going to use this…

Feb 15 •

Mary C. Tillotson

Vocation vs state in life

First, I want to say thank you for everyone who commented or chatted with me about last week’s post.

Feb 4 •

Mary C. Tillotson

January 2025

An institutional Church in a world that doesn't trust institutions

Jan 28 •

Mary C. Tillotson

December 2024

hiatus until January

Dec 7, 2024 •

Mary C. Tillotson

November 2024

the branches, and baptism

Here is the passage from John’s gospel that I’m writing about for a class; it shows up in the Lectionary a few times throughout the year and for some…

Nov 30, 2024 •

Mary C. Tillotson

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