
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: …
As we approach the 15th anniversary of 9/11, I’d like to share an essay just published in America magazine, and linked here: …
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 around the world. I was honored to be invited to participate this morning, …
Is anything “sacred”? Is anything “not to be laughed at”? Is anything no laughing matter? Because we live in a pluralist world …
“Each of us,” says St. John of the Cross, is called to be “the midwife of God” in the world. Each of …
Readers of Hope Sings, So Beautiful and regular visitors to this website may recognize in this image the distinct iconography of William …
This remembrance yesterday from the St. Louis American of one of the truly great artists of our times, or any other: “Wishing …
If you love the written and spoken word, and haven’t yet seen “The Book Thief,” director Brian Percival’s adaptation of the best-selling …
Like Mary, says St. John of the Cross, “each of us is the midwife of God, each of us.” What would it …
Celebrating a New Icon of Thomas Merton by William Hart McNichols Author’s Note: When Fr. Bill sent me this image of his …
A jackal sneered at an elephant for never having more than one calf. “Only one,” she agreed. “But an Elephant!” (Aesop) In …