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 …
Sanctuary: Or How I Shook My Post-Election Blues in New York City
“Sanctuary”: Middle English, derived from Old French sanctuaire, from Latin sanctuarium, from sanctus, or “holy.” a. the inmost recess or holiest part …
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 …
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 …
On Anti-Muslim Sentiment in America
We, as Christian theologians in the public sphere, stand together in solidarity with Muslims in the United States in support of all …
The Gift of Tears
The Gift of Tears In this second installation on Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines, I reflect on the gift of …
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 …
How Do I Love the Earth? With Heart and Soul and Body and Mind
How must we love the Lord our God? How must we love our selves and one another, each of us bodily crafted, …
