Last November I delivered the annual Mother Mary Lange Lecture in Black Catholic Studies at Villanova University. (November is when we recall the contributions...
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Readings (Year A): Genesis 2:7 – 9; 3:1 – 7Psalms 51:3 – 4, 5 – 6, 12 – 13, 14 and 17Romans 5:12 – 19Matthew 4:1 – 11...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Do Presidents’ Day and Ash Wednesday have any connection beyond their close proximity on the calendar this year? It...
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London (Firelight Films, 2022) Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom, streaming on PBS...
“Welcome to the Hungry Snail!” My daughter greets me at the bottom of the stairs with a napkin draped over her arm, gesturing to the dining room where she and...
In the days before the pandemic, back when we would visit strangers’ houses with no fear of illness or getting others sick, my church did something they called...
The world—especially the church—would be a better place if Christians who are heterosexual and are not trans listened to a sermon about sexual sin from the...
About a decade ago, my maternal grandmother died of Alzheimer’s disease. As her memory faded, so did her knowledge of her friends, husband, and children...
When Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during the January 2 Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, it felt like...
Readings (Year A): Leviticus 19:1 – 2, 17 – 18Psalms 103:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 8, 10, 12 – 131 Corinthians 3:16 – 23Matthew 5:38...
