November 27, 2019

Column: Why I’m Thankful for Sinners

As a priest, part of my gig is listening to people tell me their sins.
November 3, 2019

Column: On “Nones” and the New Religion

Religion is not in decline, though such are the headlines.
October 4, 2019

Column: Farewell to a Ballpark

Baseball is a place as much as it is a game.
September 1, 2019

Column: Like the Ancients, We Still Want the Gods in our Politics

No better in our politics than primitives, we still invoke the gods.
August 11, 2019

Column: Human Bonds or Political Bounds?

Rodrigo’s son is Adrian. Adrian is disabled. Rodrigo works three jobs to pay for his care. Rodrigo brought Adrian from Peru to the United States 15 years ago, so he’d receive the best care possible, so he could live. Because Rodrigo loves Adrian, a father and a son.
July 27, 2019

Column: 5 Tips for Preaching to Children

Preaching to children belongs to the work of the priest.
April 2, 2021

Homily: Good Friday, On Holding Sadness

Why are we here? It’s a good question, an ancient question too.
September 12, 2021

Homily: Where We Often Don’t Believe Jesus

I’m not sure how many of us are on board with what Jesus just said here, unsure how many understand him or like what he said. I don’t really know where I stand either; I think I understand what he’s saying, it’s just I don’t think I’ve fully accepted it. Really, once you strip away all […]
February 20, 2022

Homily: Love, Faith and Guts

The love Jesus is talking about—let’s be clear upfront—will result in suffering and maybe even death; it will lead to unpopularity and scorn and in some instances physical harm.
February 27, 2022

Homily: A Ukrainian Lent

As Churchill called it, “the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime”—new entries are being written in it.[1] Everyday all over the world, we add to it, of course; but not in Europe, not in this way, what we’ve seen this week, for a very long time.