Retracing the Steps
In February I made a quick visit to Austin to share Unheard Witness at Bookwoman, a historic bookstore in town, where I joined in conversation with Forrest Preece, a survivor of the tower shooting on August 1, 1966. I was also able to speak at a book group that has...
Remembering 1 August 1966
UT Austin Memorial, 50th Anniversary. 1 August 2016 (photo by Justin Scott-Coe) For all the folks who survived this horrible day on the UT Austin campus, and to those who did not make it through to August 2–including two women, Kathleen and Margaret, who were...
On Lists of Priests, Loose Threads, and Open Endings
It’s been one year since Father Leduc appeared on the the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (ADGH) list of 40 priests “credibly accused” of abusing children. (ADGH also included 2 names of priests currently under active investigation.) As the author...
August 8 One Year Later: A Feast Day for Richard Sipe
Thank you, Richard. You left this world a different place than you left it. There is no office more divine than that. Today’s feast is for you.
Gaslight Nation
On a bike ride Saturday morning, we had more than usual smog in the inland valley. It was scary to know that we were on a paved trail, next to the Santa Ana river bed, heading towards several ranges of mountains that appeared to have evaporated. This happens at...
Bishops Meet in Baltimore, with Houston (again) Eye of Storm
Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, opening the USCCB General Assembly in November 2018 (photo: Jo Scott-Coe) This week, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathers in Baltimore for their spring assembly. Last November, though I was not...
Remembering Columbine, Twenty Years Later
Yesterday, I had the somber privilege of delivering the keynote speech at a Columbine memorial event organized and hosted by Indivisible 41, March for Our Lives, and Brady United to Prevent Gun Violence. We gathered outside the Riverside Main Library. What...
Lists and Loopholes in Houston: Priests in Catholic Scouting
On January 31, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (ADGH) released its list of priests “credibly accused” of abuse since 1950. As I’ve discussed earlier here on the blog, one of those priests was Joseph G. Leduc, a central figure in my book MASS: A...
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