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Pencil Preaching on retreat
… of the bread. … I will be making a short retreat myself this week … , and I urge readers of "Pencil Preaching" to immerse themselves in the readings to find their own personal encounters with the …
Border woman
… Pat Marrin … Pencil Preaching Gen 2:18-25; Mark 7:24-30 In content and intent, the four Gospels can be …
A house divided
… helps us to be faithful to ourselves. … Editor's note: … We can send you an email every time Pencil Preaching is posted. Sign up here. …
An anti-racism reading list from NCR
… … Spiritual resources: … Digging Into Laudato Si': Practical relativism and racial justice Pencil Preaching: Holy breath Pencil Preaching: What have we learned? Francis, the comic strip: June …
What the world needs now
… The challenge preachers face each year came home to me when I tried writing one myself for Pencil Preaching . I was rescued from some serious doctrinal and even mathematical approaches by …
Your thoughts on conservative Catholics, women deacons, sharing Eucharist and more
… 2020. To join the conversation, follow the guidelines at the end of this post. I love what Pencil Preaching brought to the fore in the resistance to the Babylonians. However, this part of the …
NCR readers share how they keep spiritually grounded amid crisis
… Gumbleton and Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese, but my favorite for beginning the day is Pat Marrin's Pencil Preaching. … In what ways, if any, has your faith helped you to deal with the crisis? … My faith …
EarthBeat Weekly: Meet the author of our Lenten Daily Food Reflections
… from Dublin that a new study finds women and girls hit hardest by climate change. In his Pencil Preaching column , Pat Marrin notes that "tears of regret will come too late" if we fail to heed …
Your thoughts on welcoming LGBT Catholics, holy anger, St. Newman and more
… for his thought-provoking input. His Brother Leo cartoons are so often "spot on" and his Pencil Preaching inspired. I keep coming back to his offering for Oct. 19 , which was almost …
Your thoughts on Cardinal Burke's vision of church, the partisan divide, parish shopping and more
… on to Pat Marrin my appreciation of his regular Francis Chronicles cartoons, and of his daily Pencil Preaching. The Aug. 27 offering " Sinners welcome " is one of the most succinct summaries of the …
NCR Forward Member Spotlight: October 2019
… Her vision and courage to speak her truth are traits that can propel our Church forward. Pencil Preaching captures my heart as I reflect on the Word of God, Francis Chronicles remind me of how …
Chosen
… _____________________________________ … Pat Marrin will be on the road until September 17. Pencil Preaching will resume publication on September 18. … …
Copy Desk Daily, July 15, 2019
… … Evolution is our fundamental reality … . … God hears the cry of the poor: … In today's Pencil Preaching, Pat Marrin asks us to imagine family tensions during Jesus' time. What we know as the …
Copy Desk Daily, July 2, 2019
… Come for the illustration, stay for the sage spirituality. Or vice versa. Read Pat Marrin's Pencil Preaching for today: … Sink or Swim … . …
Copy Desk Daily, June 11, 2019
… daily readings have been a highlight of the Celebration website for almost six years. Now … Pencil Preaching … has found its new home on NCR's website. Today's entry considers … St. Barnabas … , …
Pencil Preaching
… Pat Marrin … Pencil Preacher began almost six years ago as part of the Celebration website. The premise was … to nourish us for the tasks and challenges that will meet us when we engage today.. Pencil Preaching is exploratory and tentative, maybe unorthodox at times as the imagination leads and …
Morning Briefing
… reflections written by four authors who meet regularly to share the readings. Or reflect on Pencil Preaching by Pat Marrin . Every morning Pat Marrin breaks open the Word with a pencil sketch and …
Morning Briefing
… reflections written by four authors who meet regularly to share the readings. Or reflect on … Pencil Preaching by Pat Marrin … . Every morning Pat Marrin breaks open the Word with a pencil sketch …