June 14, 2026 is Flag Day, and the current President’s 80th Birthday. This July will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. These events bring up complicated feelings. They also bring up questions. Will we celebrate these anniversaries? If we do, how? In our celebrations, will we tell the truth about our … Continue reading “I Don’t want to be a Killjoy, But…”
The Summer Solstice marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere — a moment when light reaches its peak before the slow turning back toward darkness begins. Across cultures and centuries, people have gathered around fires, watched the sunrise, danced, sung, blessed gardens, and honored the sacred rhythms of the Earth. This … Continue reading Summer Solstice: When the Sun Stands Still
Author Tyler Bieber presents and reads from his new biography of Father Tom Oddo CSC (1944-1989), a gay Catholic priest and the 17th President of the University of Portland. Spanning the years between WWII and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Against the Current is a reflection on Tom’s life and legacy as a civil … Continue reading Against the Current – Father Tom Oddo and the New American Catholic
