Here are videos of some of my talks.
The Corporal Works of Mercy
The Woman Caught in Adultery
Graduate Counseling Education and Religious Opposition to Counseling Gays about Their Relationships
(My talk begins at the 15:00 minute mark)
Catholic Social Thought and Just Wages
Justice and Joy: Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation on the Joy of the Gospel
Adapting Buddhist Meditation Practices to Christian Prayer
Connecting the Head to the Heart
What Gift Will I Bring? “(A Christmas Message)”
Creo en Dios
- We are Not Alone; We Live in God’s World December 8, 2019When we were visiting our daughter and her husband for Thanksgiving, we attended services at the church at which she sings. I was moved by the Creed recited in the service, which comes from the United Church of Christ Canada. The Creed was recited that morning in a call and response fashion as follows: Leader: […]
- Ready or Not: Advent is Here! December 1, 2019Today marks the beginning of the Advent season, perhaps my favorite time of the liturgical calendar. As we begin our preparation for our celebration of the Incarnation, as we ready ourselves to welcome anew the Christ child into our hearts, a good prayer is Mary Oliver’s Making the House Ready for the Lord. Here it […]
Recent Podcasts
- Walking With Jesus During Lent February 14, 2018Tonight was the opening session of the Lenten Ignatian Retreat at St. Thomas More. After this initial large group meeting, small retreat groups will meet weekly, and participants will pray each day with materials we provide to them that are based on Weeks 2 and 3 of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. I gave […]
- Women of the Bible: Rachel and Leah September 19, 2016Today was the second session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year. The theme for this five week series is Women of the Bible. In last week’s opening session, Jennifer spoke about Sarah and Hagar. (You can find her talk […]
- Women of the Bible: Sarah and Hagar September 15, 2016Monday was the first session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year. Our theme for the five week series is Women of the Bible. Monday I briefly introduced the series and Jennifer spoke our our first subjects: Sarah […]