Franciscan Friar

Selected Publications

Books

  1. Postmodernity and Univocity: A Critical Assessment of Radical Orthodoxy’s Use of John Duns Scotus (Minneapolis: Fortress Press) Forthcoming 2014.
  2. The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton: A New Look at the Spiritual Inspiration of His Life, Thought, and Writing (Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press) Forthcoming 2014.
  3. Love and Suffering: A Retreat on the Last Words of Christ (Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press) Coming Fall 2013.
  4. Franciscan Spirituality for the 21st Century: Selected Reflections From the Dating God Blog, Vol. 1 (Boston: Koinonia Press, 2013)  [Order on Amazon.com] [Order on BN.com] [Order on IndieBound.org]
  5. Francis of Assisi and the Future of Faith: Exploring Franciscan Spirituality and Theology in the Modern World (Phoenix: Tau Publishing, 2012) [Order on Amazon.com] [Order from the Publisher]
  6. Franciscan Priesthood: The Possibility of Franciscan Presbyters According to the Rule and Tradition (Boston: Koinonia Press, 2012) [Order on Amazon.com]
  7. Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis (Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2012). [Order on Amazon.com] [Order on IndieBound.org] [Order from the Publisher]

Chapters in Books

  1. “Seeing the World as It Really Is: The Prophetic Legacy of Thomas Merton,” in forthcoming collection of essays in Honor of Merton’s Centenary, ed. Virginia Gray Henry (Louisville: Fons Vitae, 2014) Forthcoming.
  2. “Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time,” “Fifth Sunday of Easter,” and “Most Holy Trinity,” in Naked, And You Clothed Me: Homilies and Reflections for Cycle A, ed. Jim Knipper (Manalapan, NJ: Clear Vision Publishing, 2013) Forthcoming.
  3. “Women Religious and Their Compassionate Sign of the Possible: A Personal Reflection,” in Thank You, Sisters: Stories of Women Religious and How They Enrich Our Lives, ed. John Feister (Cincinnati: Franciscan Media, 2012) Forthcoming. [Order on Amazon.com]
  4. “The Grammar of the Kingdom in a World of Violence: The (Im)possible Poetics of John D. Caputo,” in Violence, Transformation and the Sacred: They Shall Be Called Children of God, eds. Margaret Pfeil and Tobias Winwright (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2012) Forthcoming. [Order on Amazon.com] [Order from the Publisher]
  5. “A Franciscan Millennial and the Memory of 9/11,” in Franciscan Voices of 9/11, edited by John Feister (Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2011).  [Order on Amazon.com]

Articles in Refereed Journals

  1. “A Rahnerian Theological Response to Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age,” New Blackfriars 95 (2014): Forthcoming.
  2. “No Spouse is an Island: Thomas Merton’s Contribution Toward a Contemporary Spirituality of Marriage,” The Merton Annual 25 (2012): 171-196.
  3. “Thomas Merton the ‘Dunce’: Identity, Incarnation and the Not So Subtle Influence of John Duns Scotus,” Cistercian Studies Quarterly 47 (May 2012): 149-175.
  4. “Christocentricity, Unity and Ethics in Bonaventure’s Theology of the Eucharist,” Worship 85 (November 2011): 503-519.
  5. “Digital Natives and the Digital Self: The Wisdom of Thomas Merton for Millennial Spirituality and Self-Understanding,”The Merton Annual 24 (2011): 83-111.
  6. “’Major’ Changes Toward Philosophy and Theology: Interpreting a Recent Trend for Millennials in Catholic Higher Education,” Journal of Catholic Higher Education 30 (Winter 2011): 133-150. [co-authored with Melissa Cidade of Georgetown University].
  7. “How Original Was Scotus on the Incarnation? Reconsidering the History of the Absolute Predestination of Christ in Light of Robert Grosseteste.” The Heythrop Journal 52 (May 2011): 374-391.
  8. “Profit or Prophet? A Franciscan Challenge to Millennials in Higher Education,” The AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education 8 (January 2011): 59-73.
  9. “Striving Toward Authenticity: Merton’s ‘True Self’ and the Millennial Generation’s Search for Identity.” The Merton Annual 23 (2010): 80-89.
  10. “Love Lived in Community: Lumen Gentium no. 13 and the Meaning of Grace in Bonaventure’s De Septem Donis Spiritus Sancti.” The Downside Review 128 (October 2010): 249-268.
  11. “’Those Going Among the Saracens and Other Nonbelievers’: Thomas Merton and Franciscan Interreligious Dialogue,” The Merton Annual 21 (2008): 44-66.

Articles in Other Journals

  1. “The Unspeakable: The Boston Marathon and the Beginning of Christian Hope,” America 208, no. 17 (May 20, 2013): 23-25.
  2. “What’s in a Name? The Significance and Challenge of St. Francis for Pope Francis,” America 208, no. 14 (April 29, 2013): 19-22.
  3. “Finding Francis on Facebook: Franciscan Spirituality and Mission in the Digital Age,” The Cord 62 (July/September 2012): 243-267.
  4. “Raids on the Impossible: The Poetics of Nonviolence in Merton, Caputo and Hauerwas,” The Merton Seasonal 37 (2012): 3-10.
  5. “The Possibility of Franciscan Presbyters According to Chapter V of the Regula Bullata: A Reply to Solanus Benfatti,” The Cord 62 (April/June 2012): 118-146.
  6. “Seeds of De(con)struction: Insights From Thomas Merton for a Postmodern World,” The Merton Seasonal 36 (Winter 2011): 14-20.
  7. “From Stewardship to Kinship: A Franciscan Theological Grammar of Creation,” The Cord 61 (January/March 2011): 5-20.
  8. “Sparks of Haecceitas: A Scotist Reading of Thomas Merton,” The Merton Journal 17 (Advent 2010): 15-21.
  9. “St. Francis and the Millennials: Kindred Spirits,” St. Anthony Messenger 118 (October 2010): 30-34.
  10. “Koinonia and the Church in the Digital Age,” Review for Religious 69 (2010): 230-237.
  11. “What Does Rome Have to do With Assisi? Benedict XVI’s Recent Addresses on the Franciscan Tradition,” The Cord 60 (July/September 2010): 289-319.
  12. “Digital Natives and Franciscan Spirituality,” Spiritual Life 56 (Summer 2010): 73-84.
  13. “Il Poverello and Los Pobres: Reading The Sacred Exchange in Light of South American Poverty,” The Cord 60 (January/March 2010): 16-31.
  14. “Thomas Merton’s Vernacular Franciscan Theology,” The Merton Journal 16 (Advent 2009): 26-36.
  15. “Identity and Ministerial Cartography: The Impact of Dean Hoge’s Work on a Millennial in Ministry,” Seminary Journal 15 (Winter 2009): 22-24.
  16. “Revisiting the Incarnation: Why the ‘Franciscan Thesis’ is not So Franciscan and Why it Does not Really Matter,” The Cord 59 (October/December 2009): 371-390.
  17. “A Franciscan Approach to Ministry,” Review for Religious 68 (April 2009) 132-143.
  18. “Interpreting Our Vocation 35 Years After Madrid,” The Cord 59 (January/March 2009) 10-28.
  19. “Embracing Sister Death: The Fraternal Worldview of Francis of Assisi as Source for Christian Eschatological Hope.” The Other Journal 14 (January 2009).
  20. “A Newborn and St. Bonaventure’s The Tree of Life as Incarnational Encounters,” Spiritual Life 54 (Winter 2008): 199-209.
  21. “The Contemporary Relevance of The Canticle of Exhortation for the Ladies of San Damiano for all Christians,” Spirtu U Hajja 86 (October/December 2008): 6-10.
  22. “Praying With the Subtle Doctor: Toward A Contemporary Scotistic Spirituality,” The Cord 58 (July/September 2008): 225-242.
  23. “Light and Love: Robert Grosseteste and John Duns Scotus on the How and Why of Creation,” The Cord 57 (July/September 2007): 243-257.
  24. “Dating God: A Young Friar’s Experience of Solitude,” America 196 (18 June 2007): 25-27.

Regular Contributions to Other Publications

  1. “Whose Side Are You On?” Give Us This Day (February 2014) Forthcoming.
  2. “Unexpected Generosity,” Give Us This Day (November 2013) Forthcoming.
  3. “Jesus and a little bit of ‘Irish Guilt,’” Give Us This Day (July 2013) Forthcoming.
  4. “Schools for Hire?” America  (May 13, 2013): 28.
  5. “A Fool in the ‘Reign,’” America  (April 1, 2013): 28.
  6. “In Giving We Receive,” Give Us This Day (April 2013): 170-171.
  7. “Pope Francis on Power, the Poor and All Creation,” The Huffington Post (March 19, 2013).
  8. “What Church Law Says About Papal Resignations,” The Huffington Post (February 11, 2013).
  9. “The Sixth Brother,” Give Us This Day (February 2013): 287-288
  10. “The Disturbing Truth about Gun Violence and a Vatican Response,” HNP Today, 47.3 (January 30, 2013).
  11. “St. Francis on Pride, Humility and Creation,” The Huffington Post (January 22, 2013).
  12. “A Franciscan Responds to The New Yorker,” America Magazine Online (January 7, 2013).
  13. “The ‘Feast of Holy Innocents’ Two Weeks After the Newtown Massacre,” The Huffington Post (December 28, 2012).
  14. “Christmas Has Only Just Begun,” The Huffington Post (December 24, 2012).
  15. “An Intimate Connection,” Give Us This Day (December 2012): 334-335.
  16. “‘Catholic’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does,” The Huffington Post (October 20, 2012).
  17. “Living the ‘Prayer of St. Francis’ with All of Creation,” The Huffington Post (October 4, 2012).
  18. “St. Francis and the Foolishness of God’s Kingdom,” Give Us This Day (October 2012): 54-55.
  19. “Made and Remade in the Image of God,” Give Us This Day (August 2012): 32.
  20. “Following Francis of Assisi Today: Who Are Our Lepers?” The Christian Century Online (October 4, 2011).
  21. “Do You Recognize the Risen Lord?” The Christian Century Online (April 25, 2011).
  22. “The Problem with ‘My Neighbor,’” The Christian Century Online (March 22, 2011).
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