It’s as if they know no other narrative. No other way of leading. Within the sins of wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony the GOP leadership has included […]

I do not know what gorgeous thing the bluebird keeps saying, his voice easing out of his throat, beak, body into the pink air of the early morning. I like […]

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We […]

Miami Catholic School Fires Teacher for Marrying Her Girlfriend Screenshot via @MikeSpearsNBC6/Twitter The administrators of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School in Miami fired popular first–grade teacher Jocelyn Morffi because […]

What’s with those far right Catholics who showcase their vitriolic contempt for Rev. James Martin? (Re: “The Scariest Catholic in America,” Frank Bruni, Feb. 3, 2018). Shame on their blatant […]

I am just back from the States, after spending some time in Manhattan. Our children have moved and we will now visit them there. Manhattan is a big change from […]

We become more human with two realities. One, as we discover that we are able to love and see the value of people who are often seen as having no […]

In doing research for her latest book, educator Brené Brown asked middle-school children the difference between belonging and fitting in. They said, fitting in is when you want to be […]

 “By listening to young people, the Church will once again hear the Lord speaking in today’s world.”  Pope Francis “Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics,” released […]

Albuquerque Civic Plaza, January 21, 2017I am a priest of the diocese of Wilmington, Delaware.  I am currently on a medical leave of absence, driving across the country on a […]