My latest for Commonweal Magazine: I discuss Sr. Thea Bowman, the Catholic literary imagination, why who is honored in public spaces matters, & why #BlackCatholics don't need white Catholics to justify our presence! #BlackLivesMatter #BlackCatholicLivesMatter commonwealmagazine.org/%E2%80%98i-bri…

"The Catholic Church officially planted itself in the U.S. national culture that, according to any version of history with integrity, was founded on and is dominated by the heresy of white supremacy." Kathleen Dorsey-Bellow, Director of ICBS Xavier Univ. of LA dailytheology.org/2020/10/29/sin…

Grateful to Kathleen Bellow for her words Daily Theology: "For all its good and faithful service, the US institutional Church consistently stands in solidarity with the ignorance of American anti-Blackness rather than the wisdom of the Christian gospels." dailytheology.org/2020/10/29/sin…

Beyond Kendi: Antiracism and Non-White Sovereignty in the US Political Economy dailytheology.org/2020/10/30/bey…

"It is heartening that Christian white allies strongly desire to be antiracist. But will they go beyond antiracism, to a place where other people’s sovereign political and economic activity bids them to go?" -Rufus Burnett and Steven Battin on #antiracism dailytheology.org/2020/10/30/bey…

Happy Liturgical New Year everyone!

The Amoral under the Immoral: Mainstream Economic Theory dailytheology.org/2013/05/01/the…

Angels and Beasts in the Arena’s Dark Night dailytheology.org/2015/02/25/ang…

Graduate students in theology or religious studies: submit an essay to the College Theology Society’s Susan G. Perry Award for Best Graduate Student Essay. (CTS membership not required.) Info: collegetheology.org/Publication-Aw…

2020 showed us how toxic individualism can be for our bodies, minds, and souls—personally & collectively. We love God by loving our neighbors. My #topnine are thanks to opportunities to address #solidarity for Orbis Books, America Magazine, NCR, Millennial, & Daily Theology.

Invitation to an Antifascist Reading Space dailytheology.org/2021/01/15/inv…

In a new essay today, scholar and activist Eric Martin asks "will the church become a community that opposes and confronts the rise of fascism?" dailytheology.org/2021/01/15/inv…

Excited to announce this event with Jason King "The Coming Apocalypse of Catholic Higher Education" Saint Leo University Saint Leo Theology Register here: forms.gle/nie3vNEqukLQnw…

Still time to register! Jason King speaking on "The Coming Apocalypse of Catholic Higher Education" Saint Leo University @saintleotheo Info here: community.saintleo.edu/2021/02/guest-…

I'm featured at Church Life Journal today, with a historical reflection on "The Rise and Fall of Father Zahm" in which I talk about evolution, science, and the late 19th century Catholic Church. churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the-r…

Check out DT author John Slattery in Church Life Journal today!

Happy Easter! Accept the frailty of your humanity and the hushed tones of the gospel reading. Easter was not, and should not be, a victory parade. Daily Theology dailytheology.org/2017/04/15/the…

Tonight! paige forgiveness lady and I are presenting on #FratelliTutti for Diocese of St. Pete! Register here! Or let me know and I can get you the zoom link! events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event…

Some thoughts on natural organic reduction and Catholic burial practices, sparked by ⁦@elliepses⁩ article and her appearance on ⁦Lizzie O'Leary⁩’s podcast stephenokey.substack.com/p/human-compos… stephenokey.substack.com/p/human-compos…

Reposting my essay when Pope Benedict resigned in 2013 at ⁦Daily Theology. Prayers for him in what may be his last days. dailytheology.org/2013/02/11/an-…