“There are few authentic prophetic voices among us, guiding truth-seekers along the right path. Among them is Fr. Gordon MacRae, a mighty voice in the prison tradition of John the Baptist, Maximilian Kolbe, Alfred Delp, SJ, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.”
— Deacon David Jones
The Post-Trial Extortion of Father Gordon MacRae
Some who today cite a coerced post-trial plea as evidence of Fr Gordon MacRae’s guilt actually had a hand in bringing fabricating it. Plea deals can defeat justice.
The Ties That Bind and the Thais Who Are Bound by Them
Like Odysseus in Homer’s Greek tragedy, the journey of Pornchai Max Moontri left him shipwrecked in a far-off land. His journey home is a moving tale of Divine Mercy.
Woe to You, Scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites!
Pharisees and Sadducees appear in the Bible only in the period between the Old and New Testaments. Their only common ground was opposition to Jesus and each other.
The Wall Street Journal Tells the Truth About Hamas
A recent Wall Street Journal ‘Review and Outlook’ editorial told “The Truth About Hamas.” The WSJ also told the truth about me as well and so it has my attention.
Padre Pio: Witness for the Defense of Wounded Souls
Padre Pio and Maximilian Kolbe, Patron Saints behind Fr Gordon MacRae’s blog, have an obscure thread of connection that magnifies witness, sacrifice, and fatherhood.
The Odyssey: Pornchai Moontri Finds His Way Home
This pastoral memoir uses one man’s homecoming as a meditation on trauma that outlives prison, the long afterlife of war and abandonment, and unfinished fatherhood.
Pornchai Moontri and the Things We Carry
Freedom from stone walls and iron bars brings no freedom from a prison of the mind. Pornchai Moontri now faces a tempest within and I still walk with him from afar.
A Gift to a Beleaguered Priesthood
Father James Valladares, PhD, a friend to Father Gordon MacRae and this blog, is a priest, psychologist, and noted author from Mumbai, India and Adelaide, Australia.
#MeToo and #HimToo: Addiction and #NHCorruption
Jonathan Grover died from opiate addiction before his 49th birthday. His role in the case against Fr Gordon MacRae left unanswered questions, but now gains clarity.