A Reflection for the Feast of Pope St. John XXIII, by Michael O’Brien
Michael O’Brien
Michael O’Brien is a Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Fellow at America.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As the U.A.W. strike expands, Catholics are asking: Where’s the modern-day labor priest?
Where’s the modern-day Catholic labor priest?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
‘Immigrants are not safe here’: I’m ashamed of Staten Island’s hostility to migrants.
To this day, my best friends are people I grew up with on Staten Island. But I am ashamed of how some members of my community have reacted to the recent arrival of migrants.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Meditating on the cross in our own lives
A Reflection for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, by Michael O’Brien
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
A Jesuit football rivalry renewed: Boston College and Holy Cross meet for first time in 5 years
Boston College and Holy Cross have battled it out on the gridiron 83 times. Tomorrow’s matchup should add another chapter to this storied (and only recently renewed) rivalry.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
A Deadhead’s pilgrimage: How a Dead & Company concert helped me connect with my late uncle
I may never hear my uncle Robert’s voice again, but if I want to know he’s still with me, I just need to listen to the music play.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
You can’t outrun God
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O’Brien
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
Notre Dame football plays in Ireland: A chance for unity for a divided campus (and country)
When Notre Dame meets Navy in a football game in Dublin tomorrow, it will give us all a chance to remember that old Irish adage: “There is no strength without unity.”