Academic Papers… Liberation Christophany 25 Jan 2020 A Christophanic Hermeneutics The work of Raimon Panikkar cultivates a dynamism for the Christian faith that motivates all humanity to recognize the goodness that they already know deep within our…
Academic Papers… A Universal Embrace of Christophany 11 Dec 201912 Dec 2019 Imagine for a moment… standing atop a mountain after having spent the morning hiking to the summit and being overwhelmed by the clouds that envelope you at the peak. Imagine……
Advent Reflections… I have a confession 3 Dec 20189 Sep 2019 As a Catholic, I have a confession to make: I have deliberately missed Mass on Sundays for the last several months. For some this may come as a shock. For…
Public Theology & Spirituality Who are you looking for? 3 Apr 2018 “Who are you looking for?” Walking around the streets of New York City and visiting the September 11 Memorial Museum, I felt compelled to attend evening mass at St. Patrick’s…
Advent Reflections… The REAL “War on Christmas” 24 Dec 20179 Sep 2019 “Let there be peace on Earth And let it begin with me” Sung in church choirs, concert halls, and chiming through shopping mall speakers, Let There Be Peace on Earth,…
Public Theology & Spirituality Who is Jesus? 7 Sep 201710 Sep 2018 For a few weeks now the Gospel from Sunday, August 26, 2017, (Matthew 16:13-20) has been wrestling in my mind. The Gospel begs the famous question by Jesus, “Who do…
Public Theology & Spirituality The Magnificat of Life 22 Dec 201521 Dec 2015 How often in life do we find ourselves in difficult situations? A friend divulging that their partner has been cheating on them and their marriage is now in question. A…
Advent Reflections… Walking with Jesus 9 Dec 20159 Sep 2019 Discipleship at its heart is simply walking with Jesus in the real world and allowing him to teach us moment by moment, step by step. As I reflect on today’s…
Academic Papers… Remembering the “Magis” 22 Nov 201512 Dec 2019 Three years ago, I was a student at Xavier University sitting in my room filling out an application to join Xavier's Dorothy Day Center for Faith & Justice Magis Society.…
Academic Papers… Public Theology and Spirituality 11 Dec 201212 Dec 2019 So who is this blog post for? This blog post, in all honesty is for me. As I begrudgingly beginning to realize that my Xavier career is coming to close,…
Summer in China One week AND counting! 29 Jul 2012 I hate recanting what I say in the video on the blog, but I really don't have much to add... But I will say that the list below of Things…
