“God the Lent-Whisperer” The devil didn’t need Jesus to prove to him that he is the Son of God. The devil knew God’s Son from the moment...

“I say to you that listen.” † “Listen” is the first word in the Rule of Saint Benedict, and the verbs “to listen” and “to obey,” he...

I’m developing some thoughts, as yet incomplete and unrefined, about Artificial Intelligence. Perhaps I should ask AI to help me write...

† Imagine Jesus choosing disciples as if he was forming his cabinet. “Paul … you used to say nasty things about me, but you wised up and...

† Take, bless, break, give. We rehearse these words and actions every time we celebrate Mass together, because, at the Last Supper, Jesus...

The little that the righteous has is better than the great riches of the wicked. For the power of the wicked shall be broken, but the...

He who must not be named. Those familiar with the Harry Potter books will recall the character Voldemort, the Dark Lord, who Harry Potter...

† “Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear.” Those of you who drive will recall this statement etched on your side-view...

The wise men “left for their own country by another road.” It mustn’t have been easy for those seasoned travelers to find their way home...

Priestly Spirituality and Catholic Evangelism. The SCP that you’ll often find at the end of my name stands for the Society of Catholic...

All Saints’ was blessed last Wednesday to open our doors to our street parishioners for the annual Pranksgiving Dinner, which is a...

I realized I could pass as a New Yorker, or at least as a Manhattanite, when people started asking me for directions. Sure, I dressed...

“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find...

The will in people to survive is strong. Last Thursday during my weekly night-walk in the Tenderloin, I stopped in a dive bar on my route...

“Another idol has replaced me…a golden one!”   Ebenezer Scrooge, a young man making his way in the world, was late to meet his betrothed...

† The San Francisco Chronicle  reported Tuesday that 133 people were diagnosed with HIV in our city in 2023 – the lowest number in...

“STFU!” † When asked about the secret of her happiness, one Benedictine sister said her “serenity came when she realized she didn’t have...

There I was, waiting in line at Gus’s market with a few groceries for the evening’s supper, when a man about my age came in, saw me...

“Fuck around and find out”   One Sunday afternoon, a year or two ago, I sat on the front stoop of the rectory, tired after a morning’s...

If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet...