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July 2021

July 02, 2021

Dark Devotional: The Petulant Winds of Elation

Elation. The word St. Paul uses in the epistle today is one we use rarely...

March 2018

March 26, 2018

An Offering in Betrayal – A Holy Week Meditation

"Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack,...

September 2017

September 21, 2017

Songs As Sanctuary: Jenn Morson on Johnny Cash

Ever since I can remember, when I saw Johnny Cash, I saw my dad.

August 2017

August 18, 2017

Dark Devotional: Even the Dogs

... a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, "Have pity on...

August 15, 2017

The Cajun Saint and The Cajun Doubter: Charlene Richard and Me

The sun shone starkly and the humidity hugged us unwelcomingly as my mom and I entered...

July 2017

July 28, 2017

Dark Devotional: Creating From the Wound

I live in Los Angeles, the epicenter of self-defining artists. And, like most people in...

June 2017

June 22, 2017

Dark Devotional: The Mystery of Persecution

In a world dominated by selfishness and the pursuit of their own interests, those who...

May 2017

May 11, 2017

I Walked into Suffering on the Road to Santiago

“For as long as humans have walked, they have walked to get closer to their...

April 2017

April 12, 2017

13 Reasons Why: Netflix Invites us to Spiritual Works of Mercy For Holy Week

(Two alerts. This review talks about rape, bullying and suicide. It also contains a lot...

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Dark Devotional: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

5 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the [a]mountain; and after He...

January 20, 2017

What it Means to be a Catholic Woman in Trump’s America

2016 was the year of my disillusionment. The election of Donald Trump seemed like a...

December 2016

December 13, 2016

The Artist’s Fiat: An Interview with Sister Sinjin

I’ve been listening to Sister Sinjin’s new album, Incarnation, as a daily Advent prayer, and...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

Timeless: An Attempted Spoiler-free Review of Arrival

I’m not a fan of current movie reviews. I detest spoilers, especially when it comes...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

Lament for the Louisiana Flood

I was born and raised in southern Louisiana, and flooding was a fact of life in...

August 11, 2016

Dark Devotional: Enduring Unto Death

Hebrews 12:1-4 Brothers and sisters: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud...

May 2016

May 22, 2016

Surprised by Dangerous Joy: Lessons from Chewbacca Woman

By now, everyone has seen the video of Chewbacca woman, the lady who buys a...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Dark Devotional: Fifth Sunday of Easter: All You Need is Love

A Reading from the Gospel According to John When Judas had left them, Jesus...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

The Danger of a Clean Faith: Colleen Mitchell

I’ve heard it for as long as I can remember, how it's our job to...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

Keeping Christianity Weird: Nadia Bolz-Weber and Heather King

The Washington Post described Lutheran Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber as a "superhero from Planet Alternative Christian:"...

January 11, 2016

The Revenant: Meditations on Redemptive Suffering

*Spoilers ahead* To be honest, I wasn't prepared for what I saw. From what I’d...