One of my favorite Christmas songs goes: “Oh tell me when was Jesus born?” But the gospels offer no date for Jesus’ birthday. Some people say we only celebrate...
Author - Kevin P. Considine
Star Line Chance the Rapper (Self-released, 2025) I am 45 years old, so my taste in music, especially hip-hop, is suspect to my teenage son’s generation. He...
A young man approaches Jesus and asks, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus tells him to follow the commandments and love God and his...
Several years ago, my youngest son decided he wanted to fast during part of Ramadan. He wanted to support his friend, who is Muslim. They both were elementary...
My youngest son woke from a nightmare at 4:00 a.m. He is 11 years old and nightmares happen, but this dream was very specific: Government agents from...
Sinners Directed by Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros., 2025) The great theologian James Cone observed that “blues singers lifted African Americans above their...
Presence Directed by Steven Soderbergh (Neon, 2024) Who loves a good horror movie? Well, if you do, you are out of luck. This is not a horror movie. OK, who...
Small Changes Michael Kiwanuka (Polydor, 2024) In the end, the world will be saved by beauty. This was one of Dorothy Day’s favorite quotes from Dostoyevsky...
White Poverty by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (Liveright, 2024) Sometimes a book needs to be read at a historical moment by as many people as possible. White...
