God make us poor and nonviolent like St. Francis
Happy St. Francis Day! In light of all that is making humanity hurt far and near—the evils of…
The skin I didn’t ask for: Bemoaning my white privilege and the evil of racial violence
I am afraid this blog post is going to be a terrible, tangled mess: sorry about that. But…
The church is a home for peacemakers
In the midst of a war, I found my home in the Catholic church. I was a college…
The Real Meaning of Justice
As part of a larger discussion in my classroom yesterday, I asked my students how they define justice.…
5 good ones
Sometimes really good things can get buried underneath other good things. At times, we are called to uncover…
Peace is always possible
The talk of bombing Syria is awful, just as the violence that has been happening there is horrific.…
love at the life lines
I am Pro-Life. I tweeted this to the world a couple of weeks ago: I am #prolife! I want…
a holy man, a graduation, and a NATO protest
Yesterday I met one of my heroes. Father Louis Vitale is a model peacemaker and Franciscan. He received an…
love, peace, Jesus and NATO
When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and, falling at his feet, paid him homage. Peter, however, raised him…
loving Jesus, not the nation
It’s Memorial Day in the USA. Many people have hung flags with pride and celebrated soldiers like saints.…
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