Among the many characters of film, TV, and literature that accompanied the life of Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete was Don Quixote, “Man of La Mancha.” I never spoke with him about the famous character, but I can imagine some reasons why Monsignor must have loved ...
It’s a common pitfall for many of us to only consider our political responsibilities every four years. When doing so, we tend to frame this question in terms of who we should vote for president of the country. Needless to say, “politics” writ large involv...
In our divided nation, one thing seems to be universally shared: fear of losing freedom. People on both sides of the political divide live with dread that if the other side wins, freedom will be curtailed, so as to make life unbearable. I am pleasantly...
Despite the certainty and insistence amongst us that each aspect of reality can be looked at and judged according to the Christian gaze, politics remains a black hole, impenetrable and crushing. Every four years, our communities host events in preparation...
We are a small community, but we are close. The city of New Orleans is all at once charming, beautiful, and frustratingly dysfunctional. At times and in some places it is dangerous. We make our community here. Early August this year someone from the La...