To Dare to Imagine Again: Pope Francis and Thomas Merton
Author’s Note: Today is the 52nd anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton, or better, his Second Birth, into new life with …
Swords into Plowshares: Daring to Speak the Impossible
Hope must be told, in image, in figure, in poem, in vision. It must be told sideways, told as one who dwells …
The Meaning of Sanity in an Insane World
In 1961, Adolf Eichmann, a lieutenant colonel in the Nazi party and one of the premier architects of Hitler’s Final Solution, was …
A Dream of Life: Springsteen and 9/11
So much has been said and written about the events of September 11, 2001 — perhaps too many words, and too little …
“Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead?” Praying Holy Week 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 …
Minding the Gap: In Thanksgiving for Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, OP
Author’s Note: Three years ago this month, I posted this tribute to Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez. I share it again today with much …
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: …
Elie Wiesel: 1928-2016
Editor’s Note: I’m honored to share this guest post from my friend and colleague Rabbi Abie Ingber, executive director of the Center …
Pilgrims of Earth
Rather than a problem to be solved, the world is a joyful mystery to be contemplated with gladness and praise. ~ …
Jesuit Education and the Bursting of Soap Bubbles
The widespread failure of our criminal justice system to secure the principle that black lives matter no less than white lives is …
