Pat Marrin

Pat is the former editor of our sister publication, Celebration, which closed in 2019. Pat also served as NCR cartoonist. After retirement in 2016, Pat continues to contribute to NCR with his Francis comic strip and Pencil Preaching. You can reach Pat at patrickjmarrin@gmail.com.

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Dec 08, 2021

Storming heaven

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, December 9, 2021

Dec 07, 2021

Mother of God

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo tells Gabby about St. Nicholas and the origin of Santa Claus.

Dec 07, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo tells Gabby about St. Nicholas and the origin of Santa Claus.

Dec 06, 2021

Who is lost?

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Dec 05, 2021

Rise and walk

Pencil Preaching for Monday, December 6, 2021

Dec 04, 2021

Christmas changes everything

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, December 5, 2021

Dec 02, 2021

Do you want to see?

Pencil Preaching for Friday, December 3, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo has an unusual way of sending his Christmas cards.

Dec 02, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo has an unusual way of sending his Christmas cards.

Dec 01, 2021

House inspection

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, December 2, 2021

Nov 30, 2021

Abundance

Pencil Preachinfg for Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Nov 30, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: A holiday to push back the darkness.

Nov 29, 2021

Cast wide the net

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Nov 28, 2021

Real authority

Pencil Preaching for Monday, November 29, 2021

Nov 27, 2021

Advent now

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, November 28, 2021

Nov 25, 2021

Going my way

Pencil Preaching for Friday, November 26, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo and Gabby talk about the real story of the first Thanksgiving.

Nov 25, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo and Gabby talk about the real story of the first Thanksgiving.

Nov 24, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, November 25, 2021

Nov 23, 2021

Handwriting on the wall

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Nov 23, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo and Pope Francis give some thought to impossible things.

Nov 22, 2021

Begin again

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, November 23, 2021