“Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead?” Praying the Resurrection with U2
“Love endures beyond any earthly power to extinguish it.” “Mothers of the Disappeared” is the final track on Irish rock band U2’s …
“Strange Fruit”: The True Visage of Lynching
Dear Hope Sings readers, thank you for your patience during my long hiatus from writing for this blog, mainly due to technical …
An Unsettling Horizon: A Father’s 9/11 Prayer
As we approach the 15th anniversary of 9/11, I’d like to share an essay just published in America magazine, and linked here: …
Baltimore: “We Shouldn’t Pretend this is New”
President Obama today, addressing the situation in Baltimore, said, “This is not new, and we shouldn’t pretend that it’s new.” Since Ferguson, …
The Images We Live By: International Women’s Day 2015
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 around the world. I was honored to be invited to participate this morning, …
Seeds of Life and Love: The Contested Identity of Catholic Universities
Our partner blog at Daily Theology is running a fabulous series of posts on the much-contested question of the identity and mission …
Where Art Meets Faith (and both Explode in Flame)
For some twenty-five years I’ve been a devoted follower of the music of Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. Born May 27, 1945, in …
Images That Return Our Love
Readers of Hope Sings, So Beautiful and regular visitors to this website may recognize in this image the distinct iconography of William …
Arcade Fire, Haiti, and Social Change Through Art
I’m not trying to tell other people’s stories. We’re just trying to allow an experience to change you. – Win Butler, Arcade …
Dreaming of Jesus
One of my most enduring wishes is to dream about Jesus. Indeed I have often wondered why, on the eve of fifty …
