Two years after Pope Francis was elected, he told a Mexican television reporter that “I have a sensation that my pontificate will be short; four or five years;...
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Readings (Year A): 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6 – 7, 10 – 13aPsalms 23: 1 – 3a, 3b – 4, 5, 6Ephesians 5:8 – 14John 9:1 – 41...
Eating fish on Fridays, especially during Lent, is a well-known Catholic tradition that has been practiced for centuries. The custom takes different forms from...
Old Time Folks Lee Bains and The Glory Fires (Don Giovanni Records, 2022) The day this fourth album from our greatest left-wing Southern punk-rock band...
Lent is about losing your luggage. Or maybe it seems that way because recently I lost mine. But that’s not the start of the story, so let me rewind a bit. It...
I love Holy Week. With its processions, readings, incense, colors, and music, it is the most theatrical time of the liturgical year, when each of us can step...
The following is an excerpt from The Habit of Poetry: The Literary Lives of Nuns in Mid-century America (Fortress Press, May 9, 2023) “You hold me only when...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify March 13 is the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis. In this episode we explore the threads of the pope’s...
Readings (Year A): Exodus 17:3 – 7Psalms 95:1 – 2, 6 – 7, 8 – 9Romans 5:1-2, 5-8John 4:5 – 42 Reflection: Ask for living water...
Earlier this month, a former special agent leaked an internal memo from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Richmond, Virginia field office. The memo claimed...
