FAITH & JUSTICE · BOOK REVIEW & COMMENTARY Reclaiming the Revolution A Christian Response to Modern Nationalism — Drawing on Merton, Adler, and Bonhoeffer See · Judge · Act On what organizers have called No Kings Day — a national day of protest against executive overreach — marches are echoing across the country. The headlines,... Continue Reading →
When the Cross Becomes a Flag: Thomas Merton, Christian Nationalism, and the Media Machine Fueling It
Observe-Discern-Act "You can now find the most ardent Christians lined up in the most ridiculous, regressive, irrational parades. If they were concerned only with flying saucers and conversations with the departed, it would not be so bad, but they are also deeply involved in racism, in quasi-Fascist nationalism, in every shade of fanatical hate cult,... Continue Reading →
Strangers in the Global Village: Faith, Media, and Justice for Migrants and Refugees
How can we respond faithfully to immigration in an age of viral images, tribal politics, and 24/7 media? Four unlikely guides—Thomas Merton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Marshall McLuhan, and Mortimer Adler—offer wisdom for seeing, judging, and acting with justice and mercy. The Ahmed Family’s Arrival Imagine a family—let’s call them the Ahmeds. They could be from any... Continue Reading →
Faith in the Machine Age: Catholic Wisdom for Living with AI
Faith in the Machine Age: Catholic Wisdom for Living with AI When did screens start controlling our lives — and what does our faith, our gospel message, our philosophical insights say about it? Join us for a ten-week journey through Catholic social teaching that speaks directly to our tech-saturated world. From Pope Leo XIII’s defense... Continue Reading →
The Kitchen Table Revolution: When Ordinary Life Becomes Holy Ground
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 →
Beyond Safe Religion: When Two Prophets Challenge Our Comfortable Faith
Introduction What if the Christianity we've inherited is more about preserving our own comfort than truly practicing the courageous, demanding discipleship found at the core of authentic faith? That unsettling question is at the heart of this message, as it is raised through the lives of two unlikely prophets. One was a German pastor... Continue Reading →
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