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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Nov 21, 2021

True wealth

Pencil Preaching for Monday, November 22, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: Autumn is teaching us something.

Nov 18, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Autumn is teaching us something.

Francis, the comic strip: Francis gets an infallible robot assistant.

Nov 16, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Francis gets an infallible robot assistant.

Nov 15, 2021

Out on a limb

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Nov 14, 2021

Celebrating science

Pencil Preaching for Monday, November 15, 2021

Nov 13, 2021

End or beginning?

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, November 14, 2021

Nov 11, 2021

Mother Cabrini

Pencil Preaching for Friday, November 12, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: Francis and Brother Leo talk about how to be a listening church.

Nov 11, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Francis and Brother Leo talk about how to be a listening church.

Nov 10, 2021

Christian pacifism

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, November 11, 2021

Nov 09, 2021

Touch

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: It's a happy ending — Leo is home after being held captive!

Nov 09, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: It's a happy ending — Leo is home after being held captive!

Nov 08, 2021

We are the church

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Nov 07, 2021

Getting our attention

Pencil Preaching for Monday, November 8, 2021

Nov 06, 2021

Rich and poor

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, November 7, 2021

Nov 04, 2021

Giving away the store

Pencil Preaching for Friday, Novemebr 5, 2021

Nov 04, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: COP26, COPD ... the acronyms have something in common.

Nov 03, 2021

Lost and found

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, November 4, 2021

Nov 02, 2021

The cost of discipleship

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: A bishop doesn't like Francis' reforms, but someone in authority has some advice.

Nov 02, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: A bishop doesn't like Francis' reforms, but someone in authority has some advice.

Nov 01, 2021

The faithful departed

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, November 2, 2021