Dark Sayings from of Old

Fr. Marc Boulos, the mastermind behind the Ephesus School Network and its flagship podcast The Bible as Literature, has a new book out called, Dark Sayings: Diary of an American Priest. The title is an homage to Psalm 78, and an invitation to hear Psalm 78 in its entirety. I trust you will do your homework. Here are the relevant verses:

Give ear, o my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old

I have not read Dark Sayings: Diary of an American Priest yet, but there is no active priest I trust more in heralding the news of Jesus Christ. I reviewed his last book

back in 2014, when I first read his blog and began hearing his podcast). And, in 2016, when I was living in the legendary North Dakota, serving as an organizational ombudsman at their flagship university, I made time to visit and write about his home parish (which has since moved from Minneapolis to St. Paul) in Minnesota.

I have purchased his new book upon faith (the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen), and upon reading two reviews by fellow members of the Ephesus School Network.

My younger brother in Christ Blaise Webster wrote a rave review over at Medium. He says, “Reading DARK SAYINGS is like getting baptized. I mean this in the original sense of the word, which in Greek refers to complete immersion for the purpose of being cleansed.”

My older brother and father in Christ Fr. Dustin Lyon, at The Way, says, “Fr. Marc discusses how theologians, like politicians, often philosophize about the darkness of the world, presenting themselves as saviors bringing light to this dark world. However, Fr. Marc points out that we all have darkness within us, evident in how much we spend on ourselves instead of helping the poor.”

Look into it.

P.S.

If you haven’t watched it yet, he made an appearance on my show POAAS back in Jun. 2021.