Isolation and Presence in the Midst of the Covid-19 Crisis
“Whether you understand it or not, God loves you, is present in you, lives in you, dwells in you, calls you, saves …
Farewell to Kings: An Homage to Drummer Neil Peart
Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to share the following guest post by a friend and colleague I met through the International Thomas Merton …
Love in the Fullness of Time
The Nativity celebrates something much more beautiful and complex than the Child Jesus. Like the rim of light surrounding the sun in …
Unbinding Isaac: Musings on the Eve of My 55th Birthday
Everyday I kill Isaac — my beautiful dream about a silent, solitary, well-ordered life of perfect contemplation and perfect monastic observation with …
“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 …
Amazing Grace: Can Redemption Come Too Late for a White Supremacist?
Note: In March, I spoke at the University of Portland on the life and legacy of John Newton, composer of the beloved …
“I Am the Darker Brother”: On Parenting Black Children in America (On Parenting Henry)
I, Too by Langston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in …
The Artist Alive: Explorations in Music, Art and Theology (May 2019)
I’ve just been reviewing the final proofs of a new book manuscript that has been many (many!) years in the making. The …
Speaking
Forthcoming Lexington Theological Seminary, January 2024. A course on Thomas Merton, details forthcoming. Recent and Archived “Discover Your Inner Artistic Spirit with …
The Road Ahead: Merton, U2, and the Language of Desire
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot …
