Tim O’Brien on Marilynne Robinson’s new essay collection — and why religion is inescapably imperfect.
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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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Google At Your Own Risk!
Wait! Before you type into the search box again, Tim O’Brien would like a quick word with you.
What There Is to Sing About
Maybe you’ve heard that Catholics can’t sing? Tim O’Brien begs to differ …
Give Up Already!
Sometimes there is no shame in surrender. Tim O’Brien raises the white flag.
D’oh God! A Simpsons Lens on Lent
For 500 episodes, Homer Simpson’s been a dope — but he’s been our dope. Tim O’Brien explains why you may need to say “D’oh!” this Lent.
Getting Your Fix of Downton
Enduring some Downton withdrawal? Tim O’Brien arrives just in time to scratch your itch.
Linsanity: Because We Need a New Obsession
Tebowing’s so 2011; now we’re all Linsane. Tim O’Brien works hard to keep up with the latest obsession.
The Inspiration of “I Don’t Know”
All of the dead deserve to be remembered in our prayers, poets perhaps most of all. Our Tim O’Brien remembers the great, and recently deceased, Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, the muse of “I Don’t Know.”
Divine Dining?
Tim O’Brien wants to know if you can get to a man’s heart through his stomach, can you also get to God?