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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Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: It's Halloween 2019, so it's time to dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating.

No greater love

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, October 31, 2019

How to pray

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Latin lessons from politicians and popes.

Abundance

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Simon says, Jude knows

Pencil Preaching for Monday, October 28, 2019

Holy Ambiguity

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, October 19, 2019

Know yourself

Pencil Preaching for Friday, October 25, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Sometimes things are made very big to make us feel very small.

Baptism of fire

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, October 24, 2019

'Repair my church'

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo says he understands climate change; now he needs to learn what integral ecology is.

Vigilance

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Money

Pencil Preaching for Monday, October 21, 2019

God answers prayers

Pencil Prayer for Sunday, October 20, 2019

St. Luke, Evangelist

Pencil Preaching for Friday, October 18, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: The synod for the Amazon brings the people of the Amazon region to Rome.

Truth to power

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, October 17, 2019

Unblocking the lifeline

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Gabby and Brother Leo take a tour of the Sistine Chapel, and come back with some souvenirs.

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