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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At the border

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, August 16, 2020

Covenant love

Pencil Preaching for Friday, August 14, 2020

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo makes an installation.

Seventy times seven

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, August 13, 2020

In my name

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Did climate change bring these unexpected visitors to the Vatican?

St. Clare of Assisi

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Crazy Larry

Pencil Preaching for Monday, August 10, 2020

Step out of the boat

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, August 9, 2020

Nowhere Man

Pencil Preaching for Friday, August 7, 2020

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Does the pandemic have you down? Brother Leo's mood is not so great.

Transfigured

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, August 6, 2020

Even Jesus needed to learn. White Christians can, too.

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Souvenir carts and donkeys have to adapt to a pandemic.

Blind guides

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Water walker

Pencil Preaching for Monday, August 3, 2020

Give them yourselves

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, August 2, 2020

Prophets among us

Pencil Preaching for Friday, July 31, 2020

Francis, the comic strip

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo asks Francis if people will come back to church after the pandemic

If at first

Pencil Preaching for Thursday, July 30, 2020

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