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.
September 4, 2022

Homily: Cowardice or Courage?

It’s a bit jaundiced but probably true, what Mark Twain said.
September 11, 2022

Homily: Real Hope has a Past

The genius and grace of our faith is that we’re allowed to begin again; we’re invited to start over—over and over again. No matter what; no matter how bad it gets.
September 18, 2022

Homily: Monsters More Real Than We Think

You really should read Dante, his Divine Comedy.
December 24, 2022

Homily: Becoming Bethlehem

“[N]one of the saints ever wearied of it,” St. Bernard said.[1]