Reflections of a Sonstruck Pilgrim

Dedication: to all the mothers, physical and spiritual. Mother Mary, pray for us! The Dominican perspective has recently brought my attentio...

In his letter to the Ephesians, Saint Paul told us to put on the armor of God (6:10-20).  Saint Patrick, whose feast we celebrate today, sub...

If God gives you ice, go ice skating. Thus my paraphrase of the classic lemon phrase.  Allow me to pause there for a moment, however, and su...

Happy Hypostatic Union Day! (Otherwise known as the Solemnity of the Annunciation.) "Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum." The Annuncia...

N.B.: The following passages represent re-imagined moments from Scripture to speak to our present situation living with the repercussions of...

 "Why do people like Jordan Peterson?" I did not have a ready answer in response to that question, but it led me to ponder more de...

Sometimes it seems that what we fear most is suffering and that we will go to any lengths to avoid it.  That reality applies not just to our...