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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Who is the greatest?

Pencil Preaching for Monday, September 27, 2021

Cut off

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, September 26, 2021

Not that messiah

Pencil Preaching for Friday, September 24. 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: How do you bring the center to the margins?

Do you want to see Jesus?

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, September 23, 2021

Winds of change

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Language lessons with Brother Leo.

Expansive Word

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Light enlightens

Pencil Preaching for Monday, September 20, 2021

Finding God

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, September 19, 2021

Women disciples

Pencil Preaching for Friday, September 17, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: How can one war last 20 years?

Teachable moment

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, September 16, 2021

Sorrowful mysteries

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Gabby and Brother Leo look out for each other.

"Nicodemus" by James Tissot (Wikimedia Commons/Brooklyn Museum)

Lift high the cross

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Always with you

Pencil Preaching for Monday, September 13, 2021

The path of paradox

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, Septmeber 12, 2021

Speck and beam

Pencil Preaching for Friday, September 10, 2021

Francis warns Brother Leo about the danger of the mafia, and the threat to Gabby.

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Francis warns Brother Leo about the danger of the mafia, and the threat to Gabby.

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