When Lent gives you lemons, make a curd
We bought a lemon tree a couple of years ago. Bonnie Sue Ellis came home with what appeared…
Burial Gardens: Life and Death in Lent
Last year, during the Lent that still hasn’t ended, I took my children on a walk to the…
Listening as a Radical Act
Years ago, I sat before my friend after a particularly hard week and said, “I don’t know if…
Lisa Deam: We Are All Pilgrims
Sister Julia Walsh and author Lisa Deam talk about pilgrimage as a spiritual practice and discipleship as a journey. They discuss the paradoxes of faith and being a contemplative, where we are called to be in the moment, while also moving toward God. And they share how loving history and being part of the Church is relational, messy work.
Harden Not Your Hearts: Hearing the Call for Repentance
I know well enough that the time to address racial inequity was centuries ago. It is also now. And while it is a national sin, it is my work as much as anybody else.
The reality of the messy Nativity
I’ve said this before: the story of the Nativity lives in everyone’s heart. The story of the messy…
Music for Advent during a pandemic
Here we are. We’re in Advent … during a pandemic. Every year, holding out hope and waiting in…
Hope in hard times is an element of our prophetic vocation
I’ve been catching myself singing and there’s a surprising theme to the songs. Considering the state of things,…
Hope, not fear, during power transition and other uncertain times
In less than a week, votes will be counted. In less than a week, we might know the…
Hope and heartache on this side of the grave
I understand that my death could come any day. My own life experiences have etched this understanding into…