Sitemap - 2026 - Message From the Margins
"Draw Us Ever Nearer to Your Sacred Heart"
St. Barnabas and the Risk of Second Chances
Happy Birthday, Message From the Margins
Why Does the God of the Old Testament Seem So Cruel?
Before Anyone Else Rejects Us...
The Eucharist Changed When I Stopped Asking the Wrong Questions
This Saint Made Me Uncomfortable. Let's Talk.
What If Sin Is About More Than Rules?
A Concise Guide to Converting Atheists...
I'm Sorry, Apparently I Owe You an Ebook...
So Many Want to Turn Over Tables...
The Saint Who Refused to Choose Between Faith and Intelligence
The Real Reason Jesus Told Us to Care for the Poor
One piece of advice for Pope Leo...
When “I Messed Up” Becomes “I Am the Problem”
The Real Fear of Artificial Intelligence
Have We Forgotten How to Remember?
Pentecost and the Lie That We Have Nothing to Offer
The Anti-Woke Movement Became What It Hated
The Gospel According to The Mandalorian
We Have Turned Fear Into a Christian Virtue
My religious freedom only works if yours does too
I Went on FOX to Talk About Faith, Freedom, and Christian Nationalism
What if that voice inside your head is lying to you?
And What Else Are They Asking You to Support?
Most Christians Misunderstand this about the Ascension
People Are Exhausted From Surviving Systems Without Mercy
Have you ever wished you could take back a reaction?
A Market Cannot Tell Us What a Human Being Is Worth
When Faith Starts Looking Like a Golden Calf
When “I’m Fine” Becomes a Way of Life
What the NY Mets Taught Me About Surviving
Why I Listen to Science Podcasts as a Priest
BONUS EDITION: The Parts of Ourselves We Keep Trying to Outrun
Jesus Deserves Better Than A Billboard
The Mothers Who Quietly Hold the World Together
Your Thoughts Feel True… But They Aren’t Always
Living Like It All Depends on You
When Suffering Asks a Better Question
What Grief Does That No One Mentions
We’ve Been Focusing on the Wrong Things
“Father, It Was Staged”: A Gospel Response to Last Night
When Your Mind Won’t Let You Rest
Bonus Issue: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
When God Begins to Nudge You Forward
The Discomfort That Leads to Growth
The Habit of Reacting and the Grace of Slowing Down
When Faith Meets the Workplace
A Church Unclaimed by Political Power
That Thing (or Things?) You Keep Avoiding
The Joy That the World Cannot Take
The Dangerous Convenience of Calling People “Extreme”
The Hidden Patterns Actually Running Your Life
When an Image Shocks Us More Than Suffering
Trump’s “Jesus” Image and the Strategy of Doubt
You’re Not Missing Faith… You’re Missing This
Divine Mercy Sunday: The Truth About God We Struggle to Believe
You Didn’t Choose This… But It’s Shaping You
When Power Wants the Church Quiet
When Belief Isn’t Enough: The Missing Piece in Your Faith
You Can’t Go Back to the Way You Were Living
What Are the 50 Days of Easter...
Happy Easter — My Gift To You!
Holy Saturday: The Silence Before Resurrection
Raising Our Hosannas… Save Us Now!
Tuesday of Holy Week... The Night of Betrayal and Empty Promises
Prayer for the Life You’re Actually Living
Let’s Make This a Really Meaningful Holy Week
What Palm Sunday Is Really About
We Are Not As In Control As We Think We Are
The Rise of the “Christian Left” and What It Reveals
When You Don’t Agree With Everything at Church
A Lenten Practice of Silence: The Prayer That Changes You
When God Asks If You’re Ready...
What This Lent Has Been Revealing
What Is Quietly Governing Our Decisions
These Last Two Weeks Still Matter
A Hard Question About War, Peace, and What the Church Is Saying
St. Joseph Could Have Walked Away
How God Actually Guides the Christian Life
How to Confront Evil Without Losing Your Own Soul
Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀The Man, The Myth, and the Legend!
Not Every Strong Feeling Is the Holy Spirit
What the Desert Fathers Knew About Chaos
Something Surprising Is Happening in the Church Right Now
How Christians Stayed Calm When the Roman Empire Was Falling Apart
NEW COLUMN! Mail Bag from the Margins 📬
The Desert Fathers Were Right About the Mind
When the White House Turns War Into a Video Game, the Christian Conscience Must Speak
We Just Achieved Something Incredible Together
War in Iran, St. Augustine, and the Burden of Just War
The Desert Fathers and Mothers: Guides for a Chaotic Age
James Talarico and the Light That Darkness Cannot Overcome
When Sacred Seasons Meet the Machinery of War
Please… For the Love of God… Stop Memorizing Random Bible Verses
A Desert Stillness: Praying with the Psalm and the Silence Today
Kesha, Trump, and Loving Our Enemies
When the World Spins Faster Than Our Hearts Can Turn
Does Godzilla Ever Stir-up Inside You?
When it's time to Come Out of Hiding...
What Does “Centering” Really Even Mean?
The Quiet Work of Letting Faith Change You
So, Did You Slip-Up Already? No Big Deal.
Pope Leo Declines U.S. “Board of Peace” for Gaza, and What Christian Peace Truly Requires
Ash Wednesday: Dust Marked for Glory
A Centering Lent in a Chaotic World
Ash Wednesday: We Begin Again, Beloved Dust
Faithful in the Mess: Rethinking Sainthood
Finishing the Work of Resilience
Do You Realize Lent Starts THIS Wednesday?!
Well, I Guess I’ll See You in Hell 🤷♂️
I Have a Valentine's Gift for You.
Resilience Is Not Loud. It Is Deep.
Christ Set Lots of Boundaries. So Should We.
Midweek Renewal: 10 Tips to Bring You Joy!
Bad Bunny, Kid Rock, and America’s Divided Heart
You Were Not Meant to Live on High Alert
Your Light (Yes, Yours) Shall Break Forth Like the Dawn
Why Constant Anger Feels Energizing, and Why It Cannot Sustain Us
Christian Unity Begins with Shared Love, Not Uniformity
SPECIAL EDITION: An Open Letter to Speaker Johnson
When Sunday School Faith Isn’t Enough Anymore
Processing the Epstein Files with Wisdom and Restraint
Prosperity Without Illusions: A Gospel Understanding of Wealth
Why So Many Good People Are Exhausted Right Now
10 Easy Ways to Make this an Awesome Week
Beyond Resolutions: Spiritual Habits That Truly Transform
The Hidden Message of the Epiphany