Writer. Father. Displaced Virginian. Managing Editor @ndmagazine. Voted the world's most inattentive human being by those who know him best.

South Bend, Indiana
Joined October 2009
No, thanks to Carla for her splendid visitation with the great Shusaku Endo. And now I have another bloody book to add to my already impossible reading list.
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Call this a manifesto and, given the right time and place, I may smack you. It's more a cry for sanity (aka solidarity) from the bloody mary and eggs benedict 1980s and the core of my political heart. @AmSolidarity Restoring Faith in the System magazine.nd.edu/stories/rest…
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When she danced, Raffaella Stroik connected with people. It was a form of prayer for her. She felt joy and love she wanted to share. Her too-short life inspired a rare new, original ballet in her memory that premiers in South Bend this weekend: go.nd.edu/87be2a
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This weekend, at South Bend's Morris Performing Arts Center, the world will receive a gift from the hearts of two loving parents, the likes of which we haven't seen in a very long time: a brand new, full-length fairytale ballet. @MorrisPAC @raffaellaballet My story:
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Congratulations to Professor Philip Bess and his always excellent students @ND_Arch.
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This will be excellent.
Call for Papers: We are accepting proposals for "Ever Ancient, Ever New: On Catholic Imagination," the 24th Annual Notre Dame Fall Conference (Oct 31–Nov 2), in partnership with with the Biennial Catholic Imagination Conference. Learn more: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs…
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Two of my heroes. I love how Groucho interviews Ray as if he's just another face in the crowd. Groucho: "You're a real successful writer." Bradbury: <blush> Groucho Marx e Ray Bradbury (May 24, 1956) sub ita youtu.be/lPv9vu505Mg?si=iY8E… via @YouTube
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Your daily dose of reality has arrived: "Everything we have we got from God.  What God wants in return is that we love our blessed, saintly mother and get along with our brothers and sisters." Piety and Virtue thecatholicthing.org/2024/04… via @CatholicThing
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Today is the feast day of Saint Josephine Bakhita! We celebrate the life, trials and tribulations of this blessed woman. canossiansisters.org/st-jose…
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"Scorsese has examined how our tangled compromises with evil might yet be overcome by God’s mercy." @NotreDame historian and @ndirishstudies director Patrick Griffin contemplates @MartyScorsese69 as theologian in The Irishman and the rest of his oeuvre. magazine.nd.edu/stories/the-…
Exclusive: Martin Scorsese discusses his faith, his struggles, his films and "Silence" with @JamesMartinSJ
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In January I am finally publishing Flannery O'Connor's unfinished novel. If you're interested in reviewing the book or having me on your podcast, let me know. My publicists are scheduling things now! I want this book to succeed, for Flannery.
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This article is written in the past tense, but, in fact, there is still time to join us at Notre Dame this weekend, as we celebrate the ongoing joy of the MFA in creative writing at @stthomashouston with our third annual panel. news.stthom.edu/james-matthe…
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We'd love to visit with you if you're in the @ND_EthicsCenter neighborhood!
We're happy to have @WisebloodBooks with us at #personsND23! Visit them in the exhibitors' room in McKenna Hall 205/206/207 to check out their offerings and get a signed book!
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