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
- John of the Cross and the Dark Night December 14, 2021Today the Catholic Church celebrates the memorial of St. John of the Cross, one of the most acclaimed of the Christian mystical theologians. One commentator observed that “John has no peers when it comes to explaining and guiding others to a complete and total union with God in prayer through the mystical and contemplative life.” […]
- Called To Labor With God December 6, 2021The Book of Isaiah opens with a scathing indictment of the arrogance and hypocrisy of the people of Israel, calling them a “sinful nation, people laden with wickedness, evil race, corrupt children!” But almost immediately, God invites his people, “Come now, let us set things right…Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white […]
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 […]