The Holy Grail: God’s grace on earth
Recently I watched the “The Fisher King” for the first time. For those unfamiliar with this 1991 film,…
Truth-telling and Healing for Racial Reconciliation
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa is well known for his work opposing apartheid and facilitating reconciliation and…
Listening in Ordinary Time
Learning the art of listening shapes us into creatures who love. Years ago, at around 6 p.m. every…
Praying for Peace With L’Arche Ukraine
For Putin’s conversion, to be able to see our friends again soon, for a good day, for an…
The Ministry of Presence is a Radical Path
Somehow in my years of formation as a young adult Catholic preparing to “change the world,” I missed…
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…
Devouring Love
Jonah is an interesting prophet. Most of us know the story of Jonah and the whale, but we…
‘Sister Act’ put me on a path to finding my own voice
“Sister Act,” which came out in 1992, has been part of the soundtrack to my life since I first watched the film, when I was around 11 or 12 years old.
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
Letting the pandemic change us for the better
When I was 24 years old, I fell off a cliff and shattered my face. Surviving a life-threatening…
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