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April 2016

April 07, 2016

Whad’ya Know? Not Much, How About You?

It's fine if you want to remain quiet, as the world needs shy people as...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Vikings in Search of Holy Sites

I got my travel gene from Leif Erikson, who visited America five centuries before Columbus...

February 03, 2016

The Inner Pilgrimage of the Mystics

The mystics teach us that some of the most powerful pilgrimages we can take are...

July 2015

July 20, 2015

8 Top Spiritual Sites in America

Today's post is an article of mine that was recently published by the PBS-affiliated website Next...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

Among the Amish in Indiana

Last week I had a somewhat surreal writing schedule. In the midst of the news...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

The Rise of the Nones

The Holy Rover has been a-rovering for the past month, visiting a variety of sites...

February 2013

February 13, 2013

The Sweet Loneliness of Intimacy

We take a break from our series on Tibetan Buddhism for a reflection that seems...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

How To Read China

Philip Jenkins (author of books that include The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity) is...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

60 Things She's Learned the Hard Way

I wouldn't be a writer today if it wasn't for my friend and mentor Rebecca...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

A Profoundly Un-Midwestern Shrine

Not long ago, Holy Rover readers had a lively discussion about the various items they've...

September 02, 2012

A Healthy Dose of Remembering

Saturday's New York Times had a lovely essay about what seems like a trivial topic:...

May 2012

May 17, 2012

Learning From Your Life

Everything that happens to you is your teacher. The secret is to learn to sit...

April 2012

April 04, 2012

Untie the Strong Woman

As long-time readers of this blog know, I have a great devotion to the Virgin...

March 2012

March 19, 2012

A Man of Light

Today we have Part 2 of Bob's reflections on the Gospel of Thomas: One of...

March 18, 2012

Contemplating The Gospel of Thomas

This week my husband Bob takes over The Holy Rover, posting a series of reflections...

October 2011

October 11, 2011

The Ghosts of Salem

Today's post is my monthly column for the Episcopal News Service (which will be familiar...

March 2011

March 23, 2011

Different, But Not Less

Today I want to tell you about a wonderful movie that I recently saw: Temple...

November 2010

November 29, 2010

Time to Turn Life Outside In

As the slow turn of the year’s wheel takes us into Advent, that time of...