The sacred tension of solitude
My week alone is coming to an end. I’ve been in hermit mode, making a retreat in a…
Beyond lonely scrolling
Sitting alone in a living room on a dark winter night, I am staring at a screen once…
Facebook: a contemporary parable
There was a woman who was kind, patient, loving and compassionate. She had a big family. In her…
Locked up in different prisons
The heavy metal door bangs behind me, the electric buzz locks the bolt in place. After a pause,…
With apologies to Agathon
“O happy fault, that earned so great, so glorious a Redeemer!” ~ “The Exsultet: The Proclamation of Easter”…
Be perfect
Hypocrisy. According to Google, it’s “The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s…
Unfriended
“While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus…
Pausing, breathing, reposting, replying as a member of the body of Christ
“Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” This quote, attributed to author and theologian…
Holy Relating in the Facebook-Era
I watched The Social Network last night, mainly because I was curious. Similarly, I joined Facebook five years…