August 17, 2019

The Trouble We Should Be

It’s embarrassing for the socially comfortable Christian: Jesus’s talk of peaceless division. What does he mean saying children will be divided from their parents, that it’s not peace he brings?
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.
August 9, 2019

The Vigilance of Friendship and Justice

Jesus warned us we should be ready for the coming of the kingdom, the coming of the son of man. Blessed are the vigilant, Jesus said, ready for his return at any hour.
August 2, 2019

Don’t Be a Fool

“This man was a fool because he said ‘I’ and ‘my’ so much until he lost the capacity to say ‘we’ and ‘our’.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
July 27, 2019

Column: 5 Tips for Preaching to Children

Preaching to children belongs to the work of the priest.
July 26, 2019

Don’t Give Up Praying. Ever.

Don’t give up praying. Ever.