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February 2020

February 20, 2020

Loving Ourselves for Lent

Lent is hard for some of us. It's a time of penance, but how do...

January 2020

January 20, 2020

Online Christian Communities: An Interview with 4 Leaders

One of the most impactful things to happen to the Christian faith since the printing...

January 17, 2020

Review: The #MeToo Reckoning by Ruth Everhart

“Each new revelation triggers shock waves that ripple through faith communities and through the faith...

December 2019

December 13, 2019

Sacred Forms: The Postpartum Body

Christmas is a time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and obviously his mother...

April 2019

April 17, 2019

The Crucifix on Good Friday

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves...

April 12, 2019

Wolves and Ghosts at Confession

When I entered the Catholic church last year, I waited until the last possible minute...

April 02, 2019

Book Review: Glorious Weakness

Alia Joy's Glorious Weakness: Discovering God in All We Lack is an antidote to glossy,...

March 2019

March 02, 2019

A Fundamentalist’s Guide to Lent

It’s Friday and you just overheard a co-worker say they can’t eat a hamburger because...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

Sexual Abuse and Turning the Other Cheek

Jesus tells us to turn the other cheek. How do we do that in the...

February 08, 2019

Gratitude and Good Works

I've seen a lot of conversations about gratitude lately. I’m all in favor of gratitude....

February 06, 2019

Look for the Helpers: News Story Round-Up

“If you look for the helpers, you’ll know that there’s hope.” –Fred Rogers We shouldn't...

February 04, 2019

A Fundamentalist’s Guide to Praying the Rosary

So, you’re a fundamentalist, or an ex-fundamentalist, thinking about experimenting with a rosary. You really...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

Seeking Our People

When I was in 6th grade, my younger sister had to do a family tree...

December 2018

December 13, 2018

It’s Been a Tough Year for Survivors of Sexual Violence

In 2018, we couldn't turn on the TV or log into our social media accounts...

December 03, 2018

Desperately Seeking Bethlehem: Advent and Seasonal Depression

I don’t remember Thanksgiving 1999. I’ve tried to pull some shadow of a memory forward...

November 2018

November 13, 2018

What a Time to Be a New Catholic Convert

I was ten when my parents discovered Mennonites in northern Indiana. I have clear memories...

November 11, 2018

Adventures in Trying to Get to Mass

I tried to make it to Mass this weekend. We got one of those November...

October 2018

October 14, 2018

An Active Afterlife

They said I was a morbid kid. Other kids wanted to visit Six Flags. I...

August 2018

August 20, 2018

The World’s Largest Crucifix: When We Need God to be Big

About fifteen years ago, I was standing in the Christian section of a bookstore with...

August 17, 2018

PTSD and the Church: When Religion is a Trigger

I used to think I was the only person who experienced panic attacks inside church...

August 15, 2018

Ears to Hear: Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report

"Whoever has ears ought to hear." —Matthew 11:15 I’m working my way through the Grand Jury...

August 06, 2018

Touched by an Electric Razor

When I was sixteen, I was super into God. How into God? I made a...

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