‘A bad guy was killing people’: A parent’s response to the nightmare of gun violence
It’s 3 a.m. and the moon is glowing softly through the wide bedroom window. Why am I awake?…
Choosing not to live in fear
My feet were numb. It was the night of January 27, 2017, and I was standing outside O’Hare…
A persecuted Church: Images of the Body of Christ in “Romero”
Blessed Oscar Romero will be canonized a saint in Rome this coming Sunday, October 14th. You can view…
King’s mountaintop is an Easter invitation for everyone
Happy Easter! And, blessed day of the martyrdom of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to you all!…
Anxious resistance
I had a knot in my stomach all day. I couldn’t focus at work. I lost my appetite.…
Death comes for us all, Oroku Saki
“Death comes for us all, Oroku Saki, but something much worse comes for you … for when you…
Fear, darkness, and Advent
Lately a certain Gospel instruction is has been grinding challenge into my life, really giving my heart a doozy…
In a time for falling
Lately, falling has been on my mind. The season for this is approaching, as leaf after leaf will…
Work and rest
This last month was a strenuous one in my youth ministry. It involved back-to-back weekend events, and…
Fear and sandwiches
On most days at work, I sit down and eat lunch with at least a few people…
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