Saint Ignatius and a Flock of Minecraft Sheep
When we got home, he downloaded Minecraft on my iPad, and I don’t mind confessing that for the next three straight hours, I engaged in what can only be described as “Ignatian Meditation, Version 2022.”
Talking about Policing on the Feast of Saint Michael
Saint Michael and All angles can be an uncomfortable feast.
Resilience, Grit, and the Feast of the Holy Cross
We have sterilized the cross. What began as a device of torture and execution now adorns bejeweled necklines, book jackets marketing to Christians, and all manner of art and decor.
Who empties the trash? Who is Saint Bartholomew?
We were standing in front of an overflowing trash can in the neighborhood “fast-food chicken” franchise. It took me a moment to register my son asking me the question. I’d been daydreaming and lost in thought.
Staying in the weighty matters of death on Good Friday
On Palm Sunday, during the reading of the passion gospel, my three and a half year old learned that Jesus died. On the one hand, I was swelling with parental pride for his calm attentiveness and understanding of the story. But on the other hand, I was worried about how this new information would begin processing in his young mind.
What is Jesus really saying about divorce?
I am a priest. I am going through a divorce. Imagine my excitement level as I prepare to preach Sunday
The Sin of Parental Pride
Time for confession— I take far too much pride in my son. It is sinful. I am a realist and
Barnabas teaches us to notice the supporting actors in our lives
St. Barnabas, one of the earliest Apostles, is mostly a supporting actor in the story of the early church. In
