Publisher @OrbisBooks, saint-whisperer @GiveUsThisDayLP. #TolstoysTalesofTrump. #MastersofSocialIsolation. Seeking meaning in the sacred and the absurd.

Joined December 2016
@DeanKBD was preaching at the American Cathedral in Paris. I was there to hear it. And @Greg1Garrett!
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“For a long time I used to go to bed early…”
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First day in Paris: Père-Lachaise cemetery. Grave of Abelard and Heloise.
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Replying to @DeanKBD @OrbisBooks
Such an honor and pleasure to know you and work with you all these years!
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“Will it come like this, the moment of my death? Will you open a door upon the great forest and set my feet upon a ladder under the moon, and take me out among the stars?” —Thomas Merton, “Fire Watch.” Died Dec 10 1968
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It's official: Kelly Brown Douglas @DeanKBD has won the 2023 Graweyemer Award for her book "Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter." So proud of her! @OrbisBooks @UnionSeminary grawemeyer.org/2023-religion…
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And author of these other titles from @OrbisBooks. Working together for 30 years!
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Fr Don Cozzens died last year on Dec 9, 2021. My reflections today in @GiveUsThisDayLP
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A lot to say about this.
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Here is the clip about Sister Wendy: vimeo.com/777461966
An interview about "Dearest Sister Wendy" on Catholic Faith Network this morning (at 28:08). I loved that in the background they included lots of photos and videos of Sister Wendy. vimeopro.com/user98187253/ca…
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Daniel Rudd, d. Dec 3 1933. Born into slavery, his twin passions were his Catholic faith and his commitment to racial justice. My reflection in @GiveUsThisDayLP
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In talking about art Sister Wendy wasn’t promoting “art appreciation.” She was offering lessons in contemplative seeing, enabling us look at other things in their inner depths—nature, other people, our own life story.
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Grateful to be part of this launch of Handbook of African Catholicism @OrbisBooks. Here African Catholics issue an invitation and challenge to the global church to take stock of where we have come from, to read the signs of the times, and to envision a path to our common future.
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42 years ago. “One cries out, ‘Lord, how long?’ And then too what creeps into my mind is the little fear or big, that when it touches me very personally, will I be faithful?”—Maura Clarke, MM. My reflection in @GiveUsThisDayLP
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The latest in this series of homilies for the liturgical cycle @ClearFaithPub. Grateful to be among such stellar authors and able to claim the coveted spot on 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time! Watch for reflections on the Parable of the Talents.
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December, Feast of St. Charles de Foucauld. My reflections today in @GiveUsThisDayLP
My reflections on Charles de Foucauld at the time of his beatification in 2005. (And my edition of his writings @OrbisBooks). Today he was named a saint. americamagazine.org/faith/20… via @americamag
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December 2022 issue of @GiveUsThisDayLP. My “blessed among us” include St Charles de Foucauld, Sr Maura Clarke and companions, Daniel Rudd, Fr Don Cozzens, Desmond Tutu, John Main, Sr Wendy Beckett, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Meister Eckhart, the Holy Family and 15 more.
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An interview about "Dearest Sister Wendy" on Catholic Faith Network this morning (at 28:08). I loved that in the background they included lots of photos and videos of Sister Wendy. vimeopro.com/user98187253/ca…
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Today is the feast of all Franciscan Saints. I could recommend a book… @FranciscanMedia
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