Christianity and Totalitarianism: A Marginal Monk Goes Mainstream
Author’s Note: I am reposting this commentary of six years ago, almost to the day, for reasons that are fairly obvious after …
Fragility and Grace: Walking with Ignatius Loyola
“…being awake one night, he saw clearly a likeness of Our Lady with the Holy Child Jesus, at the sight of which, …
The Gifts of Spiritual Conversation
I was recently interviewed by Eric Clayton for the Jesuit podcast AMDG. The interview itself, it occurs to me now, was very …
Mary of Nazareth, Fr. Daniel Berrigan, and the War on Children
Author’s Note: The following is adapted from a meditation written for the prayer journal Give Us This Day, on the Feast of …
A Writer Pauses to Give Thanks
I trust that regular and occasional readers of this blog space will pardon me for the long silence since my last post. …
“He Offered His Life to God for His People”
Certain witnesses to love and hopefulness take our breath away. Their commitment to truth and the defense of life remind us, in …
Holy Prophet Thomas Merton
Editor’s Note: The following meditation was written by Fr. William Hart McNichols to accompany his new icon of Thomas Merton, commissioned by …
“God Enters Without Publicity into the City of Rapacious Men”: The Secrets of Advent
And how does this happen to me,that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of …
March in Support of LGBTQ Persons
Author’s Note: On Tuesday November 15, 2022, at Regis University in northwest Denver, a large gathering of students, faculty and staff came …
Rediscovering Child Mind
Author’s Note: In honor of “back to school” week, I’m reprising a post I first published in 2015. I wish everyone involved …