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Pat Marrin

Pat is the former editor of our sister publication, Celebration, which closed in 2019. Pat also served as NCR cartoonist. After retirement in 2016, Pat continues to contribute to NCR with his Francis comic strip and Pencil Preaching. You can reach Pat at patrickjmarrin@gmail.com.

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Francis, the comic strip: With a nice walk, you can listen to nature. What do you hear?

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: With a nice walk, you can listen to nature. What do you hear?

Immersion

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Restoring life, building community

Pencil Preaching for Monday, September 5, 2022

An authentic life

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, September 4, 2022

New wine, new wineskins

Pencil Preaching for Friday, September 2, 2022

Francis, the comic strip: Francis still hopes to meet with Patriarch Kirill — maybe the most crucial meeting of his papacy!

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Francis still hopes to meet with Patriarch Kirill — maybe the most crucial meeting of his papacy!

Go deeper

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, September 1, 2022

Sunset to sunrise

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Francis, the comic strip: American bishops visit the pope. They have news, but what's next?

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: American bishops visit the pope. They have news, but what's next?

Real authority

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Heart first

Pencil Preaching for Monday, August 29, 2022

Come up higher

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, August 28, 2022

Wise or foolish, come

Pencil Preaching for Friday, August 26, 2022

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: In the American church, everything is just fine, apparently.

Surprise!

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, August 25, 2022

Disciple to Apostle

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: What's the message of a wheelchair? Some Curia types try to figure it out.

What is essential?

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Angry Jesus

Pencil Preaching for Monday, August 22, 2022

Knowing God

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, August 21, 2022

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