Amid the final preparations for Christmas, it could be easy to miss today’s feast of St. Peter Canisius, a 16th century Dutch Jesuit whose example and wisdom the church acclaims in hailing him as one of the 33 doctors of the church, saints who made preeminent contributions to the teachings of the tradition...........…
In memoriam: The Holy Innocents
The Travels of an Independent Thinker
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Advent?
Thank You
God, the Flight Attendant
Humbly, We Pray on Veterans Day
The Space of the Kingdom of God
Francis and the Jack O'Lantern
The Non-Politics of Healthcare
The Precious Gift of Precariousness
Peter, Paul, and Mary & Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria
Let the Dogma Live Loudly
Harvey as Revelation
The death, destruction, and devastation Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath have brought to our neighbors in Texas and Louisiana has been described as biblical, pointing to the plagues of the Old Testament. Meteorologists are predicting a similar level of destruction with Irma. Certainly, all this pain and suffering is not the desire of God........… Read more >>
Swimming in Solidarity
The deluging rain that has drowned several cities and towns in Texas, including Houston and Corpus Christi, compels many to react with compassion and empathy. Such reactions come from the best within us. As a nation seemingly divided by politics and ideologies, this natural disaster appears to evoke a supernatural response of care and kindness......…