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August 2021

August 09, 2021

Please Get the Vaccine, Even if You’re Not Worried About COVID

If you are young, relatively healthy and with a good immune system, you might not...

May 2021

May 24, 2021

In Political and Moral Debate, Hypocrisy is a Red Herring

Are people fundamentally good or fundamentally selfish? The debate on human nature is one of...

May 17, 2021

My Mask is Not a Political Statement (At Least, It Shouldn’t Be)

On Thursday afternoon, my husband stuck his head into our bedroom, where my work-from-home setup...

April 2021

April 03, 2021

Easter 2021, Season of Renewal

Yesterday was a Good Friday I will remember for the rest of my life. I...

February 2021

February 01, 2021

Has the Pandemic Permanently Changed Live Theater?

When I started this blog, I intended to write about life as a Catholic theater...

January 2021

January 11, 2021

Pope Francis Firm: “Everyone Must Take the Vaccine.”

Pope Francis believes that taking the coronavirus vaccine in a moral imperative. In contrast to...

January 04, 2021

Confronting the American Empathy Crisis

It's officially 2021 and our country is setting off on a long path of recovery....

December 2020

December 31, 2020

Maybe This Year Will Be Better Than the Last

Forgive my quoting what some claim to be the cheesiest band of all time, but...

November 2020

November 23, 2020

‘Tis the Season to Practice Prudence

Prudence has never been the most popular virtue. In grade school, we sat through long...

November 09, 2020

The Ethics of Celebration: The How, When and Why of Unbridled Joy

This Saturday was a strange one for 2020 because - for two completely unrelated reasons...

October 2020

October 28, 2020

The Image of God: Body Image Struggles During a Pandemic

I made a mistake this week: I stepped on the scale. After being stuck at...

September 2020

September 14, 2020

Why College Football (or anything, really) Matters Now

Football is not something you probably expected to see discussed on a blog about art...

August 2020

August 24, 2020

New York City Isn’t Eternal, but It Will Sure As Heck Outlive You

New York City isn't dead, and anyone who says it is can go back to...

July 2020

July 30, 2020

Theater Doesn’t Matter During a Pandemic, and That’s Okay.

Theater is a lagging art form. Unlike music, crafts, and dance, theater does not take...

July 27, 2020

Coping with Scrupulosity During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Scrupulosity is an ongoing struggle for me and for many Christian woman I speak to....

July 20, 2020

Foundation of Faith: A Wedding Toast for My Best Friend

This weekend, my best friend, K, married the love of her life in a beautiful...

July 13, 2020

We’re Returning to Mass. Healing Will Take Much Longer.

Here in New York City, Catholic laypersons have been returning to Mass. At my parish,...

June 2020

June 11, 2020

It’s Time for Churches in NYC to Hold Outdoor Mass

It has been fifteen weeks since houses of worship of all faiths and denominations in...

May 2020

May 21, 2020

To All the Brides Whose Wedding Plans Have Changed

Wedding season is upon us. For those of us who are young adults, the months...

May 11, 2020

How I Learned to Love My Local Parish and Why I Have to Leave

The COVID-19 crisis has cut a lot of things short. Vacations, weddings and reunions have...

May 07, 2020

Encouraging Loved Ones to Keep Social Distancing

Many of us living in the United States have been social distancing for two full...

May 04, 2020

Pope’s Call for Interfaith Prayer Sets Example for Catholics

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted human beings from all walks of life. The inescapable frailty...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

How Theater Makers Can – and Should – Keep Making

Theater is great because it is ephemeral. Despite being unable to match film and television...

April 23, 2020

Dear Pro-Life Advocates, Abandon the Republican Party

If you are Pro-Life, you must accept restrictions on personal liberty. Even if you reject...

April 11, 2020

Poem for a Strange, Beautiful Easter

Happy Easter! Today is a day of celebration and hope. I plan on making it...

April 09, 2020

A Skeptic’s Guide to Fasting for Relief from Coronavirus

I am a Christian who questions everything. Every day, in every moment, I turn my...

April 06, 2020

Not As I Will, But As You Will: A Holy Week Reflection

As we enter into Holy Week, I am struck by the image of Jesus in...

April 02, 2020

Failing at Lent: On Trying Again Today, Tomorrow, and Next Year

On Ash Wednesday, which feels like a lifetime ago, I published an article called More...

March 2020

March 30, 2020

Instructions for my Loved Ones in the (Unlikely) Case of My Death

This Christmas, my husband gifted me Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble's Remember Your Death: Memento Mori...