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March 2015

March 10, 2015

The Art of Evil

Seeing a fine production of Othello recently has got me thinking about the art of...

March 09, 2015

Sojourners in the Darkness

My mother, an uneducated woman in her sixties, said she would ask [his murderer] to...

March 06, 2015

God in the Godforsaken Places

I live in the shadows of Washington, D.C. It’s a big place and said to...

March 04, 2015

Remember You Are Dust

There is no greater materialist than a Christian observing Lent. You get ashes smeared on...

March 03, 2015

The Arts and Faith Top 25 Films on Memory

By Ryan Holt For me, there is no more acute reminder of the passing of...

March 02, 2015

Exercises for Lent

An evangelical mutt, I have only in the past few years discovered the allure of...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

The Courage of Men

By Suzanne M. Wolfe Twenty one men dressed in orange jump-suits are kneeling in a...

February 25, 2015

I Belong to Jesus

Today we are happy to welcome back former Good Letters blogger Sara Zarr as a...

February 24, 2015

Science and Faith: an Evolving Conversation

“I left the Church,” my tablemate explains, “because my priest couldn’t answer my questions.” We...

February 18, 2015

The Sex Offender and the Cross

Guest post by Paul Luikart One day the girl I loved called me up—out of...

February 17, 2015

The Inner Life of Everyday Objects

On a morning when I was doing laundry, I was also reading Edward Dougherty's new...

February 13, 2015

Monasticism In Lockdown America, Part 5: Holy Elders

With their white beards and deep lines in their faces, the older men stand out...

February 11, 2015

Hazel Motes Is Out of Time

TCM broadcast John Huston’s film version of Wise Blood yesterday, and I wound up watching...

February 10, 2015

Living With Darwin

This post was made possible through the support of a grant from The BioLogos Foundation’s...

February 09, 2015

Contemplative Fail

A few years ago, I decided to become more contemplative. By nature, I am an...

February 05, 2015

Cutting the Cord: An Observation from The Way of Saint James, Part 2

Continued from yesterday. The Way of Saint James—El Camino de Santiago—is a pilgrimage that began...

February 02, 2015

Seeking Mystery in a Secular World

The topic, at the Eighth Day Institute symposium in Wichita, Kansas, was how to regain...

December 2014

December 26, 2014

Where Is the Light in Our Darkness?

For most kids I knew, Christmas was a time of anticipation. Even if you hadn’t...

November 2014

November 04, 2014

Lorenzo the Magnificent

He liked to be called El Santo (Spanish for “the Saint”). In almost anyone else...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Raising Kids in the Creation/Evolution Divide, Part 2

Continued from yesterday. At the time of our children’s young-earth themed Vacation Bible School, I...

October 22, 2014

Raising Kids in the Creation/Evolution Divide, Part 1

Two summers ago,my husband Jeremy and I decided to cancel our family’s cross-country road trip...

July 2014

July 16, 2014

Made Whole Again: 25 Years of Image

To celebrate Image’s twenty-fifth anniversary we are posting a series of essays by people who...

May 2014

May 22, 2014

Light One Candle

Every week after Mass I light a candle. I love the smell of hot wax...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

The Cave of the Heart

Not long ago a young man announced on a video chat site that he intended...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

He Loves Me Anyway: Black Nativity

Guest Post by Christine A. Scheller What good is a shepherd that goes to sleep?...

July 2013

July 12, 2013

The Narratives We Need, Part 2

Continued from yesterday. Recently I sang Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with the Seattle Symphony. In...

July 11, 2013

The Narratives We Need, Part 1

“Tell me a story,” my son has started to say after reading his bedtime books....

June 2013

June 04, 2013

Booked: Reading My Way Back to Faith

I accidentally read my way back to church in graduate school. I hadn’t been any...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

We Are All Immigrants

Several years ago I had the humbling honor of sharing my journey as a convert...

December 2012

December 07, 2012

The Eclipse of the Airport Chapel

The San Francisco International Airport has a yoga room, but no chapel. At least that’s...