Tim O’Brien and the author of the tumblr “Mary Is My Homegirl” talk about her website, getting marriage proposals from fans, and what it’s like to be the funniest Catholic on the web (sorry Jake Martin!)
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Tim met the Jesuits while earning a B.A. in political science at the College of the Holy Cross. He entered the Maryland Province in 2008 after a stint as a copy editor for the federal government. Tim studied theology at Centre Sèvres, the Jesuit theology faculty in Paris. He was ordained a priest in 2018. Tim desires God's love and grace, and to win the New Yorker's cartoon caption contest (in that order).
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A Very Downton Christmas
The new season of Downton Abbey may not premiere until January 6, but don’t let that keep you from having a very Downton Christmas.
The Hobbit: Worth Watching
Our Matt Stewart reviews “The Hobbit” for our friends at America Magazine.
Breaking: Christianity is Not a Religion.
No, it’s a philosophy. At least that’s Bill O’Reilly’s latest argument war on the “War Against Christmas.”
See How They “Love” One Another
It wasn’t just 95 Theses — Tim O’Brien discovers that Martin Luther could diss with the best of them.
The Gospel in Seven Words (At Most)
How would you tell the Greatest Story Ever Told in seven words or less?
Poetry Haters Anonymous
Lots of people hate poetry. But Tim O’Brien has found a poet who will help you hate it less.
Better Off Broken?
Can pain, suffering, and trauma lead to hope and service?
Call Me Maybe: Meme (Death) Watch
Has the endless summer of Carly Rae Jepsen reached its end? Tim O’Brien secretly hopes not.