The Gift of Presence
The Gifts of Pope Francis to the Philippines:[1] Reflections on his visit last January 2015 (a two-part series) As the U.S. gears …
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? The Case of Tariq Ba Odah
A small item in the local Cape Times newspaper took me back to reading an update about Tariq Ba Odah, a 36- …
Hope Rings, So Defiant (and Climbs a Flagpole)
Sometimes, indeed, a picture tells a thousand words. Or, in this case, several pictures – which add up, in my book, to …
(DT) The Church is Not Yet Dead: An Interview with Dr. Shannen Dee Williams
This post originally appeared at Daily Theology, a partner blog of Hope Sings So Beautiful. See the original post here. By John …
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, …
“I See People Looking Like Trees and Walking”
Last year I recorded a talk on “Race and Ignatian Spirituality” for Xavier University’s Center for Mission and Identity. The talk was …
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 …
Courage to Follow
Editor’s Note: I write today from New Haven, CT, where I spoke last evening at St Thomas More Chapel, the Catholic community …
No Laughing Matter
Is anything “sacred”? Is anything “not to be laughed at”? Is anything no laughing matter? Because we live in a pluralist world …
If You Don’t Believe in Miracles
Editor’s Note: The following guest post is from my wife Lauri, a pediatrician, presently in Guatemala serving as medical director for an …
