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
- To Love and Honor God is to Love and Honor Each Other March 31, 2020I have long benefitted from the writings of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. I just read an essay of his from this past week titled The Prophetic View of Sacrifice. Sacrifice was “central to the religious life of biblical Israel,” yet one can find frequent critique of sacrifices in the Hebrew Scriptures (and he quotes a number […]
- Be Consoled March 29, 2020This morning I “attended” Mass at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, presided over by my friend Joe Costantino. Like many of you, I attended Mass from my home via internet. It is not the same as being there, but it felt good to be at Mass together. I thought today’s readings […]
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 […]