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December 2014

December 17, 2014

A Plea to Love my Alma Mater, Franciscan University of Steubenville

On May 12, 2012, Fr. Terence Henry, TOR, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS),...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

You, Sir, Are No Buckley: A Reply to Stephen Herreid

Stephen Herreid has written a reply to two critics of his post, "How to Fend...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Late to Love: A Concert and Q&A

Last week I played a concert and did a Q&A at Seattle Pacific University Arts Center,...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

A Soap Box Interview at Solidarity Hall

Solidarity Hall has a thing for lefty Catholic native Texans. Their Soap Box interview series began with Elizabeth Stoker-Bruenig and...

September 04, 2014

Black United Students at Kent State University Stage a “Die In”

Today at 1 pm EST, Black United Students organized and staged a "die in" at Kent...

September 01, 2014

‘Late to Love’ Round-up!

My debut album, Late to Love, was released in all formats on the feast of St....

April 2014

April 25, 2014

A Hesitant Defense of Cliven Bundy

I've stayed away from the Bundy story until now. It seemed like the latest bit...

March 2014

March 08, 2014

Profane Praise: On Estuary Music

The expression for 'fresh water' in Spanish is agua dulce — sweet water. I always liked that way...

July 2013

July 08, 2013

LIVE at The Empire UPDATED

Last night I played the first all-original set I've played since 2006, at Acadia Cafe...

May 2013

May 19, 2013

A Sunday Letter: Bikers and Fishing, Rhythm and Harmony

My dear readers, Happy Pentecost! Here's something of a weekend review: Friday I played drums...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Open Mic Night: Is this the New Evangelization?

It's not everyday I get to post on Patheos Catholic from a neighborhood dive bar. But I'm...

February 04, 2013

“White History Month”

Two years ago, during my first year of teaching at Wabash College, I was invited...

October 2012

October 08, 2012

Was Columbus White?

On another side of this holiday, we find another lesson: a lesson about whiteness. Columbus...

September 2012

September 21, 2012

Sep 21, 2012 9:35pm

“Let us be realists and demand the impossible: Communism,” a lecture by Slavoj Zizek. Or:...

September 10, 2012

Sep 10, 2012 5:11pm

I submitted this rendition of “My Heart Ain’t Got No USB” for the Love Come...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Aug 22, 2012 10:29pm

Coming soon: Restless Heart: The Confessions of St. Augustine This had better be good. I...

August 18, 2012

Aug 18, 2012 9:00pm

Here is a rough acoustic sketch of another song for the upcoming album. It’s titled...

August 09, 2012

Aug 9, 2012 7:35am

I’m anticipating being scarce for about a week or so. I know, I know, this...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

July 26, 2012 1:06am

My son, Gabriel Luis Rocha, performing some of his improvisational compositions; inspired, so he tells me, by...

July 25, 2012

July 25, 2012 9:04am

Here is the lecture I gave yesterday at the Catholic Church of St. Paul in...

July 24, 2012

July 24, 2012 8:19am

The Art of Farewell; a powerful and beautiful short film about memory, love, life, and death.

July 23, 2012

July 23, 2012 12:11am

I opted against doing the live recording, mostly because I won’t have time to edit...

July 11, 2012

July 11, 2012, 5:53pm

A short, brilliant piece of advise from NPR’s Ira Glass for people — especially young people...

July 11, 2012

July 11, 2012 4:41pm

Here is recording of the guest lecture I gave yesterday at the Church of Saint...

July 06, 2012

July 6, 2012 6:33am

I am a book lover. I love books. Yesterday, I bought three books at Goodwill...

July 03, 2012

July 3, 2012, 4:39pm

Last night I went to see a jazz drum duet featuring Dave King (from The...

July 01, 2012

July 1, 2012 10:20pm

Here it is: The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman, at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival....

June 2012

June 21, 2012

June 21, 2012 11:51pm

On Big Think, Zizek argues for philosophy’s relevance today for and against Science, defends Hegel...

June 20, 2012

June 20, 2012 7:07am

Here’s a just-over-nine-minute rendition of Bill Withers’ classic “Ain’t No Sunshine” that my brother in...

June 18, 2012

June 18, 2012 9:53pm

Homeschooling is usually associated with school-choice and privatization that come from the Right. Sadly, this...