David Dawson Vasquez
@ddawsonvasquez.bsky.social
Professor of Catholic theology in Rome. Interests: deification, Christology, queer theology
A theological reflection on Gary Daigle’s Carol of the Word, one of a series of posts in his memory. dawsonvasquez.substack.com/p/the-word-m...
The Word Made Flesh
Carol of the Word by Gary Daigle & Rory Cooney
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July 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
A theological reflection on Gary Daigle’s Carol of the Word, one of a series of posts in his memory. dawsonvasquez.substack.com/p/the-word-m...
A reflection on psalm 118 on praising God in the midst of suffering, accompanying a setting by Gary Daigle
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Psalm 118: This is the Day
The psalm through a setting by Gary Daigle
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July 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
A reflection on psalm 118 on praising God in the midst of suffering, accompanying a setting by Gary Daigle
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Way Truth and Life: A short meditation on a hymn by Gary Daigle, in his memory.
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July 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Way Truth and Life: A short meditation on a hymn by Gary Daigle, in his memory.
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By the Holy Spirit God’s grace brings about a holy mosaic /rainbow of different expressions of our one humanity in Christ. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans persons, intersex persons, asexual people, and the rest are a gift to the church that should be cherished and welcomed as prophetic existences.
June 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
By the Holy Spirit God’s grace brings about a holy mosaic /rainbow of different expressions of our one humanity in Christ. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans persons, intersex persons, asexual people, and the rest are a gift to the church that should be cherished and welcomed as prophetic existences.
The Sacred Heart bleeds with every LGBTQIA+ person who is shunned by Christians, who are told they cannot be queer and Christian. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the theological core of Pride month.
June 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Sacred Heart bleeds with every LGBTQIA+ person who is shunned by Christians, who are told they cannot be queer and Christian. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the theological core of Pride month.
With all of the talk of (re-)claiming the country for Jesus, we were a much more Christian nation before the current administration. We funded health, food, and peace programs throughout the world, and we cared for the strangers among us with compassion. Not everyone who says Lord, Lord …
May 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
With all of the talk of (re-)claiming the country for Jesus, we were a much more Christian nation before the current administration. We funded health, food, and peace programs throughout the world, and we cared for the strangers among us with compassion. Not everyone who says Lord, Lord …
Make note of the International Study Day sponsored by INTAMS and the Pontificio Istituto Giovanni Paolo II Matrimonio e Famiglia in Rome
Tuesday 12 May 2026, 8.30-18.30
Ten Years of Amoris laetitia in the Light of Gaudium et spes: Two Voices in Dialogue
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Tuesday 12 May 2026, 8.30-18.30
Ten Years of Amoris laetitia in the Light of Gaudium et spes: Two Voices in Dialogue
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International Study Day: Ten Years of Amoris laetitia in the Light of Gaudium et spes: Two Voices in Dialogue
A joint organisation of the International Academy for Marital Spirituality (INTAMS), and the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage...
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April 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Make note of the International Study Day sponsored by INTAMS and the Pontificio Istituto Giovanni Paolo II Matrimonio e Famiglia in Rome
Tuesday 12 May 2026, 8.30-18.30
Ten Years of Amoris laetitia in the Light of Gaudium et spes: Two Voices in Dialogue
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Tuesday 12 May 2026, 8.30-18.30
Ten Years of Amoris laetitia in the Light of Gaudium et spes: Two Voices in Dialogue
www.intams.org/calendar/int...
Jesus healing the blind man can be a gospel passage of encouragement for queer Christians. Here are my reflections: dawsonqueered.substack.com/p/i-was-blin...
I Was Blind... Jesus and Queer Identity
Reflections on the Fourth Sunday of Lent
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March 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Jesus healing the blind man can be a gospel passage of encouragement for queer Christians. Here are my reflections: dawsonqueered.substack.com/p/i-was-blin...
The latest issue of Marriage, Families & Spirituality is now available in OpenAccess: poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?...
March 3, 2026 at 6:37 AM
The latest issue of Marriage, Families & Spirituality is now available in OpenAccess: poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?...
Meditation on the Holy Family can subvert some standard "family" rhetoric. My reflections: open.substack.com/pub/dawsonva...
The Holy Family
A family model that overturns expectations
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December 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Meditation on the Holy Family can subvert some standard "family" rhetoric. My reflections: open.substack.com/pub/dawsonva...
How Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers images Christ as Root of Jesse
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O Root of Jesse and Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers
Meditation on Christian Art
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December 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
How Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers images Christ as Root of Jesse
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When is the world going to end? Are we in the last times? Here are my reflections on how to handle interpretations of biblical prophecy. Hint: Jesus has a better answer.
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At An Hour You Do Not Expect
The Unknowable End of History and Christian Vigilance
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December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When is the world going to end? Are we in the last times? Here are my reflections on how to handle interpretations of biblical prophecy. Hint: Jesus has a better answer.
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I find it jarring that the English rendition of the simple Latin Sanctus mimics the Latin by making the second syllable the drawn out one: Sanct-u-us, Hol-ee-ee. It would make so much more sense as Ho-o-lee. The current practice sounds much screechier in English than Latin.
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I find it jarring that the English rendition of the simple Latin Sanctus mimics the Latin by making the second syllable the drawn out one: Sanct-u-us, Hol-ee-ee. It would make so much more sense as Ho-o-lee. The current practice sounds much screechier in English than Latin.
Pilot: we are delayed because of faulty equipment here – not our fault – there will be some extra delay. But we are on a KLM flight out of Schiphol?? @klm
October 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Pilot: we are delayed because of faulty equipment here – not our fault – there will be some extra delay. But we are on a KLM flight out of Schiphol?? @klm
If you are planning a trip to Italy, here are some ways to stand out as a tourist: pilgrimplaces.substack.com/p/how-to-loo...
How to look like a tourist in Rome
In the hot weather in Italy
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September 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If you are planning a trip to Italy, here are some ways to stand out as a tourist: pilgrimplaces.substack.com/p/how-to-loo...
Happy Feast of the Assumption! Here is a short meditation on its significance.
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The Assumption of Mary
Feast Day on August 15
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August 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Happy Feast of the Assumption! Here is a short meditation on its significance.
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August 5 is the feast of the Dedication of St. Mary Major in Rome. Here are my reflections on the spatial metaphor of the placement of the basilica and the mystery of the Incarnation.
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Mary Mother of God
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
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August 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
August 5 is the feast of the Dedication of St. Mary Major in Rome. Here are my reflections on the spatial metaphor of the placement of the basilica and the mystery of the Incarnation.
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My lastest article on Maximus the Confessor and gender theory: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
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July 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My lastest article on Maximus the Confessor and gender theory: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
June is Pride Month and the month of the Sacred Heart. These two complement each other and lead to a deeper spiritual meaning. Here are my reflections: dawsonqueered.substack.com/p/the-sacred...
The Sacred Heart and the Rainbow
Queer Places in the Catholic Church in June
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June 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
June is Pride Month and the month of the Sacred Heart. These two complement each other and lead to a deeper spiritual meaning. Here are my reflections: dawsonqueered.substack.com/p/the-sacred...
Pope Leo IX, the great reformer. The ninth entry in my popes named Leo series.
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Pope Leo IX
Popes named Leo, part 9
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June 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pope Leo IX, the great reformer. The ninth entry in my popes named Leo series.
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How can we understand the Ascension of Jesus? Here are my thoughts.
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The Ascension of Jesus
God Mounts the Throne
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May 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
How can we understand the Ascension of Jesus? Here are my thoughts.
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Pope Leo V was a victim of the aftermath of the Cadaver Synod of 897
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Pope Leo V
Popes named Leo, part five
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May 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Pope Leo V was a victim of the aftermath of the Cadaver Synod of 897
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The second in my series on popes named Leo: Leo II
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Pope Leo II
Popes named Leo, part 2
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May 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The second in my series on popes named Leo: Leo II
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With the election of Pope Leo XIV, I thought it would be interesting to give a short introduction to the other popes named Leo. Here is the first of the series.
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Pope Leo I (Leo the Great)
Popes Named Leo, part 1
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May 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
With the election of Pope Leo XIV, I thought it would be interesting to give a short introduction to the other popes named Leo. Here is the first of the series.
open.substack.com/pub/dawsonva...
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