Now that I have your attention…
Although I can’t respond to every blog response to my “Losing My Religion” and subsequent posts, I do want to include the comment I left over on OSV Daily Take this morning because this is my former...
View ArticlePope Francis on the “leprosy of the papacy,” the leaven of love, and the...
This time Pope Francis is talking with Italian newspaper La Repubblica. Second interview, just as fascinating, 4,600 words bearing the headline “Pope Francis: how the Church will change.” The pope...
View ArticleA saint for all seasons
In honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, I thought I’d re-run a column I wrote about one of my favorite saints a while back. I hope to be back here later with a reflection on the pope’s homily...
View ArticleDid Pope Francis read my blog post?
Yeah, hey, so guess what? I’m not the only one who has issues with bad homilies. Turns out Pope Francis feels the same way. And he gets applause when he talks about it! Have I mentioned yet today —...
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Shepherds who live with the smell of their sheep
I was going through some old posts this week as I was preparing for a radio interview, and I found this post from March 29, 2103. I thought it might be good to re-post it here. Two weeks ago, when I...
View ArticleShould Eucharist be the only thing that matters?
Over the past few weeks, folks here have talked about the role of Eucharist in their lives and in the liturgy, with a lot of people saying as long as there is Eucharist it shouldn’t matter how lame the...
View ArticlePope Francis: All are invited to a ‘life-changing encounter’ with Christ
I was thinking about blogging about the disciples on the Road to Emmaus when I sat down to breakfast today, and then I read Pope Francis’ homily on this very subject and realized that, once again, he...
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Manic Monday: A pope, a robin’s nest and Pearl Jam
I thought today’s headline should appropriately reflect just how manic this Monday will be, or how manic this past week has been. A little a bit of everything — and then some. Which is exactly the...
View ArticlePope Francis: “If we destroy creation, creation will destroy us.”
It’s not easy being green. Today Pope Francis used his General Audience to talk about our stewardship of God’s creation. Preach it: “Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or,...
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Giving a soul to the internet
My June Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York: When you sign onto Facebook to check out your friend’s latest vacation photos or post a status update, you probably don’t...
View ArticleNews flash: Pope Francis isn’t saying anything new
I’ve kept quiet through a lot of the ridiculous stuff that goes on out there in the media world lately. To be honest, I just don’t have it in me anymore to bang my head against the wall of the...
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Start talking: Real communication in a virtual world
Put your hands up and step away from the screen. That’s the Cliff Notes version of Pope Francis’ message for World Communications Day. Okay, I may be taking some liberties, but that’s definitely the...
View ArticleSurprise! It’s Pope Francis. Yeah, that happens.
Pope Francis makes an impromptu visit to an immigrant settlement on the outskirts of Rome. This video is so beautiful it made me cry. Click the link below to watch for yourself. My favorite part was...
View ArticleConfronted with Christ
My brief reflection from Give Us This Day earlier this week: Whenever we take our children to Manhattan, we are confronted by the reality of “these least brothers” Jesus talks about in today’s Gospel....
View ArticleWhy I Stay
My Life Lines column running in the current issue of Catholic New York: Why do you remain a Catholic?” That was the challenge issued to me on Facebook a while back. Never one to refuse a good...
View ArticleShould Eucharist be the only thing that matters?
Over the past few weeks, folks here have talked about the role of Eucharist in their lives and in the liturgy, with a lot of people saying as long as there is Eucharist it shouldn’t matter how lame the...
View ArticlePope Francis: All are invited to a ‘life-changing encounter’ with Christ
I was thinking about blogging about the disciples on the Road to Emmaus when I sat down to breakfast today, and then I read Pope Francis’ homily on this very subject and realized that, once again, he...
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Manic Monday: A pope, a robin’s nest and Pearl Jam
I thought today’s headline should appropriately reflect just how manic this Monday will be, or how manic this past week has been. A little a bit of everything — and then some. Which is exactly the...
View ArticlePope Francis: “If we destroy creation, creation will destroy us.”
It’s not easy being green. Today Pope Francis used his General Audience to talk about our stewardship of God’s creation. Preach it: “Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giving a soul to the internet
My June Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York: When you sign onto Facebook to check out your friend’s latest vacation photos or post a status update, you probably don’t...
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