All Theology is a Kind of Birthday: Merton 2015
All theology is a kind of birthday / Each one who is born / Comes into the world as a question/ For …
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 …
More Than a Theology Major
Editor’s Note: I’m delighted to share the following guest post from Justin Worthing, a senior theology and economics major at Xavier University. …
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 …
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 …
A Prayer for Every Child
“Truly there are too many tears this Christmas,” proclaimed Pope Francis during his Christmas address today in St. Peter’s Square to an …
These Stories Matter
For the past few weeks, I have been struggling to come up with the right thing to say about Tamir Rice, Eric …
The Joy of The Servant Song
During my senior year of college, we sang “The Servant Song” at every Thursday 5:05pm Mass. So it was very special to …
Stealing Moments
Dress after dress after dress. Purples and blues and long and short and satin and tulle. When I was in high school, …
