Am I an Easter Catholic?
Posted April 22nd, 2019
Like “Christmas Catholic,” the phrase usually refers, in a negative way, to Catholics who rarely attend Mass. [Read More...]
This Sunday: The Drama of the Spirit’s Seven Gifts
Posted May 31st, 2017
This extended Pentecost Vigil is filled with high drama. [Read More...]
Life Is Hard. Then Comes Easter …
Posted April 20th, 2017
The Church shouts at us every Easter: We have nothing to fear from the future, because we know it is in good hands — God’s hands. [Read More...]
Play-acting Holy Week Events, or Re-living Them?
Posted April 11th, 2017
Why do we pretend things that happened a long, long time ago are happening right now? I brought my question to the Theology floor at Benedictine College. [Read More...]
This Sunday: Watch How a King Dies
Posted April 5th, 2017
From the start, Jesus is a great king entering into Jerusalem in a regal way. Things will change quickly once he gets there, as we know. But his demeanor won’t change. [Read More...]
Recognition for Middle East Genocide Grows
Posted March 29th, 2016
As the world continues to debate and fight against ISIS, the Memorare Army for Religious Freedom at Benedictine College is asking for continued prayers for the Christians, Yezidis, and Shias who are constantly [Read More...]
Why Catholics Love February
Posted February 4th, 2016
I was lecturing rhapsodically about beauty’s power to pierce the defensive shell of today’s world last week when I noticed that my students were having none of it. I stopped and said, [Read More...]
Sunday: If Christ Is Risen, Faithlessness Is in Vain
Posted May 2nd, 2014
(Photo: Flickr Yuya Sekiguchi) St. Paul famously said that if Christ has not been raised from the dead, our faith is in vain. This Sunday’s Gospel shows that the same thing can [Read More...]