When Writing Goes Wrong: Why our obsession with creative productivity is soul-killing
By Kaya Oakes In the early part of June, I participated in an online writing workshop that had…
Jessica Mesman: Church as muse
"If I want to feel faith and emboldened in my faith that happens through art. My most profound spiritual experiences have probably happened through reading books." -Jessica Mesman
Poetry: How do words become flesh?
How do you pray? Do you pray with hands folded? Do you air out your words on the…
Call for creative communion
I nearly skipped the liturgy. I almost didn’t head out into the cold night. After two full…
#MeToo, #ChurchToo and the hope in breaking the silence
The courage and resilience of survivors of sexual assault choosing to share their stories gives me hope. The…
Bread, art and a kindergarten heart
“NO! I HATE this part of the bread! I won’t eat it!” My daughter had just realized that her…
On Being Everywhere I Go
“No matter where you go…there you are,” stated the character Buckaroo Banzai in the 1984 cult film The…
Hearts wide open: in the sky, on earth
Happy Feast of St. Clare! The following prose-poetry is dedicated to her. This past Monday I drove north,…
Like loon encounters
“rowing on Trout Lake” photo by Julia Walsh FSPA Like loon encounters Communion with the Creator can come…
Volumes of vibrancy
Even with the season’s change and fading colors, I will remember the brightness and beauty of…
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