Preaching without Restrictions Sam Keyes January 18, 2021 Commentary, Ministry, Roman Catholic Church By Sam Keyes Coming back to the pulpit in a different church after a long hiatus can be a surreal experience. I’m sure I’m not the only one in this boat —I serve in a “diocese” after all where the vast major... Read More...
Being Distracted by the Right Things Sam Keyes November 27, 2020 Commentary, Liturgy, Music, Roman Catholic Church By Sam Keyes Three times now in an introductory course on sacraments and liturgy, I’ve asked students to reflect on a playlist of Church music that I assembled for them. To do such a thing at all challenges ... Read More...
Five Tips on Voting Like a Nonbeliever Sam Keyes October 27, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Roman Catholic Church By Sam Keyes Many Christians these days seem to spend a lot of energy figuring out how to properly separate or combine their faith from their politics. Which presidential candidate is more messianic? Which c... Read More...
Recovering the Magic in Onward Sam Keyes May 14, 2020 Commentary, Movies, Reviews & Culture, Roman Catholic Church By Sam Keyes Pixar’s new Onward, made available early on Disney Plus thanks to the pandemic, is a wonderful movie. Of course I was going to say that. It is the gentle apotheosis of so much fantasy nerd cultu... Read More...
The host-life and the virus Sam Keyes March 23, 2020 Liturgy, Ministry, Roman Catholic Church Like much of the world right now, the Church faces a kind of humiliation in the face of the current crisis.
Being a Potato Bug Sam Keyes March 10, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, Reviews & Culture, Roman Catholic Church, TV Watching Mister Rogers with my children is a constant reminder of how impoverished our culture can be when it comes to childhood.
Climate change, anxiety, and hope Sam Keyes January 16, 2020 Analysis, Commentary, Contributors, Ethics, Roman Catholic Church While I am hardly a climate change “denier,” I do sit uneasily with the evangelical fervor with which many people I know and respect talk of environmental disaster.
Learning to Be God’s Child Sam Keyes October 21, 2019 Commentary, Contributors, Roman Catholic Church Unlike me, God is patient. God is good. God doesn’t need us to pay attention to him but he keeps working at us anyway.
