To Listen to the Trees: A Review of “The Overstory”
When I was in first grade, I made a stapled-together picture book about the pear tree in our…
How Spiritual Direction helps with discernment
Before I could drive a car, before I earned a diploma, I began asking the big question: “What…
Listening as a Radical Act
Years ago, I sat before my friend after a particularly hard week and said, “I don’t know if…
November invitation
after all hallows eve & all saints, all souls i admit my longing for slowing, resting. i name…
Sorrow and Joy during the Black Lives Matter movement
In the June burst of green and sunshine, I am taking a bike ride through the historically black…
God as border crosser
In episode two, Sister Julia speaks with guest Sister Mary Perez OP about the network of women religious under age 50 that they both belong to called Giving Voice, what it means that God is a border crosser, how Christians are called to engage in inter-religious relationships and why listening is an essential part of discipleship.
The Goodness of Gray, the Holy Innocents, and the Kairos (Time) of God
It’s a gray day, one of those types where the clouds hang heavy and seem to block out…
Bring on the boredom: the paradox of the path
Years ago, at a family gathering with cousins and aunts and uncles rubbing shoulders and shaking hands, I…
Questions as a path to unity
Years ago, while teaching theology to 9th graders, a particular student tugged at my heart. Each day he…
It’s not our job to change people
Years ago, when I was learning how to be a teacher, some of my motivations were quite idealistic:…
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