Wednesday, February 14, 2024

WATCH: I reveal the new paperback edition of Father Ed



Today I received my first copy of the new paperback edition of my book Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor! It will be available in March from the publisher, Orbis Books. Sign up on Orbis's website to be notified when it goes on sale. 

Nota bene, although Amazon is already showing a "paperback edition" of Father Ed for sale, the paperback that it currently offers was created for the European market. Unless you are in Europe, I recommend holding out for the US version, which will include some fixes to a few typographical errors that were in the first edition.

The hardback edition of Father Ed is available now and can be ordered directly from the publisher. Electronic editions are available as well from your seller of choice. 

As I mention in the video, I'm delighted to have several Father Ed talks coming up, which will be listed on my Appearances page here at the Dawn Patrol as they are confirmed.

Thursday, February 8, 2024

LISTEN (and sort of watch): My parish talk on "What Did Vatican II Teach About the Eucharist?"

On February 7, I had the pleasure of speaking at my parish on "What Did Vatican II Teach About the Eucharist?" There were some technical difficulties with the livestream, but you can still hear me, and sort of see me (after the first few seconds), in this video, beginning at about 7 minutes 43 seconds.

Monday, February 5, 2024

America magazine publishes my feature on Father Twomey, including new info on his friendship with MLK

It is a joy to announce that today America magazine debuted online a feature article I wrote on Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J., whose biography I am writing. In "A Little-Known Jesuit's Battle for Racial Justice in the Deep South," I tell about Twomey's life, including his conversion from passive white-supremacist views to advocating for the human dignity of all, and share new information about his friendship with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

If you would like to stay abreast of my Father Twomey research, please subscribe to my Substack newsletter Matters Twomey. Also, if you're the praying sort (or even if you're not), please say a prayer for me as I seek a publisher for my biography of this great-souled Jesuit.

Thursday, January 11, 2024

L'Osservatore Romano features my article on Father Twomey's friendship with MLK

What a joy it was to see L'Osservatore Romano publish the article I wrote for it about Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J.'s friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. on the front page of its Quatro Pagine arts section! Very soon, I hope to have more good news to share on the Twomey front, as America is set to publish my 3,000-word feature on the great New Orleans Jesuit to coincide with King's birthday.

For the latest updates on my research for my biography of Father Twomey, I invite you to subscribe to my Substack newsletter Matters Twomey. And please say a prayer that my biography finds the best publisher possible so that this great Jesuit's contributions to social justice may become widely known.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Where Peter Is publishes my analysis of Fiducia Supplicans

Just a happy note to say that my favorite website for Catholic commentary, Where Peter Is, has published my analysis of Fiducia Supplicans: "Pope OKs blessing persons in gay unions: What it means, why it matters."

P.S. Now that I've completed my Where Peter Is article, I can finally post the Matters Twomey update I promised—tonight, Lord willing.

Monday, December 18, 2023

New installment of Matters Twomey coming soon!

I am typing this while inflight from Rome back to the States, where I intend to post some exciting news on my Matters Twomey newsletter tonight. So, if you're not already a subscriber, I invite you to sign up to learn the latest on my research for my biography of Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J.

And, yes, that is a program for Pope Francis's Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe last Tuesday evening at St. Peter's Basilica, and yes, I did pray for you and all my readers there (as well as at other churches in Rome). Please do your part to keep the flow of grace circulating and say a prayer for me!

Los Angeles Times quotes me on Tim Busch and the Napa Institute

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Harriet Ryan has turned her investigative eye to Tim Busch and the Napa Institute, and I'm honored to be quoted in her excellent article. Read it without a paywall at Yahoo News: "The fight to move the Catholic Church in America to the right—and the little-known O.C. lawyer behind it."

The article mentions my writing for Where Peter Is. Although I'm not a regular contributor, I'm grateful to have it as an outlet, as the site does important work correcting misrepresentations of Pope Francis. My most recent article for it was "Blessings undisguised: Debunking disinfo on Francis and gay unions."

To keep up with my research for my next book, sign up for my Substack newsletter, Matters Twomey.

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

CNN website quotes me on Cardinal Burke and dissent

Just a quick, happy note from Rome (where I am staying for a few days to conduct research for my biography of Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J.) to say that I'm grateful to be quoted in Christopher Lamb's excellent article for CNN.com on Cardinal Burke and dissent. Sending up prayers for you from the Eternal City!


Sunday, December 3, 2023

Listen to my Notre Dame talk on healing sexual wounds with the help of the saints

This evening I was going through some files on my computer when I found a recording of myself speaking at the 2013 Edith Stein Conference at the University of Notre Dame. The talk is based on my book My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints. It's different from my other talks on the topic, as I include an extended quotation from Edith Stein that is quite beautiful, so I thought I'd share it.

I'm sorry to say that Ave Maria Press recently took My Peace out of print after eleven years. Since the rights reverted to me, I've made it available in a replica edition on Kindle, and hope to have a self-published paperback reprint available soon in the US. (Amazon already has made my paperback reprint available elsewhere in the world, but for some reason the US sale page isn't working.) But what I'd really like is for an outside publisher to give me the opportunity to do a revised edition of it, adding stories of several newly beatified and canonized saints who suffered sexual abuse. Please pray for God's will for that intention.

In other news, as mentioned, you can now keep up with my research for my next Jesuit biography through my new Substack newsletter, Matters Twomey. Do take a look and subscribe if you'd like to read more.

Wishing you Advent blessings. I am currently reading Father Alfred Delp, S.J.'s Advent of the Heart, which is among the most beautiful and spiritually powerful books I have read in many years.*

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