My Preaching
Welcome!
I am Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, a traveling preacher, theologian, and web-developer. Here you will find the bulk of my internet postings, stretching back to 1999. The Blog postings are housed here, the Videos are mostly from the website of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great USA (my province), and the Podcasts are mostly my contributions to theWord, a daily podcast from Dominicans around the world.
You will also find on this site a list of Questions & Answers about Liturgy in the Roman Catholic tradition, created by a great liturgist and friend, Fr. John Thomas Lane,SSS.
Superstition or Life in the Spirit?
For 11 July 2013, Saint Benedict, Abbot, based on Matthew 10:7-15
Beauty in the night
Electricity and water never run continuously here in Nepal, though now, in the rainy season, they work for about 18-20 hours a day (since much of the power is generated hydroelectrically).
Life outside my window
I have a “comfortable” room in the Om Guest House here in Boudha, Nepal, in a quiet part of town next door to the Hyatt Regency.
The threat of violence
Living in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, it is easy to forget that we live in a world on the edge.
Back to Nepal
Today I made it back to Nepal. Seven years it has been, and I had no idea I was so connected to this place.
We are the children of Abraham
For 4 July 2013, Thursday of week 13 of the year, based on Genesis 22:1-19
Boundless Love
I just read an interesting article, “Boundless Love,” by Alberto Ambrosio, a Dominican here in Istanbul.
The Dominican Community in Istanbul
Here is the community of Dominicans in Istanbul, Turkey. Dominicans arrived here in 1231 and built St.
Networking
I spent the day yesterday reworking the network in the house here in Istanbul. This is something that I do in just about every Dominican house I visit.
A small triumph—my first Turkish haircut
Getting a haircut is a very culturally-bound ritual, something I did not know until I started traveling.