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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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Oct 26, 2019

Holy Ambiguity

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, October 19, 2019

Oct 24, 2019

Know yourself

Pencil Preaching for Friday, October 25, 2019

Oct 24, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Sometimes things are made very big to make us feel very small.

Oct 23, 2019

Baptism of fire

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, October 24, 2019

Oct 22, 2019

'Repair my church'

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Oct 22, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo says he understands climate change; now he needs to learn what integral ecology is.

Oct 21, 2019

Vigilance

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Oct 20, 2019

Money

Pencil Preaching for Monday, October 21, 2019

Oct 19, 2019

God answers prayers

Pencil Prayer for Sunday, October 20, 2019

Oct 17, 2019

St. Luke, Evangelist

Pencil Preaching for Friday, October 18, 2019

Oct 17, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: The synod for the Amazon brings the people of the Amazon region to Rome.

Oct 16, 2019

Truth to power

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, October 17, 2019

Oct 15, 2019

Unblocking the lifeline

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Oct 15, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Gabby and Brother Leo take a tour of the Sistine Chapel, and come back with some souvenirs.

Oct 14, 2019

Looking good

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Oct 13, 2019

Another way

Pencil Preaching for Monday, October 14, 2019

Oct 12, 2019

Here comes everyone

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, October 13, 2019

Oct 10, 2019

John XXIII and church unity

Pencil Preaching for Friday, October 11, 2019

Oct 10, 2019

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo gets spun around by some "theoretical news."

Oct 09, 2019

A knock at midnight

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, October 10, 2019