The Question That Changes Everything Let me start with a question central to my argument: What if the holiest place God wants to meet you isn’t in a church, but at your kitchen table, your desk, or the break room at work? We tend to think that getting serious about God means retreating from ordinary... Continue Reading →
When Everything’s for Sale: Catholic Faith Against a Distorted Economy ~ Pope Leo XIV
When Everything’s for Sale: Catholic Faith Against a Distorted Economy ~ Pope Leo XIV “Around us, a distorted economy tries to profit from everything.” That line hit me hard when I first read it. I had flashbacks to what is happening in the US economy. It names something we all feel but struggle to articulate—a... Continue Reading →
Refusing the Counterfeit: Thomas Merton and Christian Resistance Today
I may watch too much of the evening news. But I want to talk with you about what Christian resistance looks like in our moment—not resistance for its own sake, but resistance in the Spirit of Thomas Merton: contemplative, nonviolent, and grounded in truth-telling discipleship. What We're Up Against Let me be direct: Christian nationalism... Continue Reading →
Why Thomas Merton Thought Skipping History Class Was a Spiritual Problem
This was posted on my Substack site also. Look, I get it—history can feel like a dusty classroom subject. Dates, dead people, things that happened before we were born. Who cares, right? But Thomas Merton—this Trappist monk who somehow became one of the most influential spiritual voices of the 20th century—had a completely different take.... Continue Reading →
Finding Our Way: Thomas Merton Resistance, and Living Our Faith Today
Finding Our Way: Thomas Merton, Resistance, and Living Our Faith Today The Time Of Our Lives~Together as humans and disciples I want to start with something we all feel: life right now is exhausting. We’re pulled in a thousand directions. Our newsfeeds are screaming at us. Everyone seems angry, and it feels like we’re supposed... Continue Reading →
Catholic Social Teaching and Political Resistance: A Conversational Guide
Catholic Social Teaching and Political Resistance: A Conversational Guide Why Christians Have Resisted Unjust Power Throughout history, Catholic social teaching has inspired people to stand up whenever governments or systems violate basic human dignity, harm the common good, or turn their backs on the poor. There’s actually a straightforward framework for this called See–Judge–Act that... Continue Reading →
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