Today is the day when the cheap grace of triumphalism is shown to be a fraud. Today is the day when those who use the

I write from a position of privilege. I’m at my desk, typing on a computer hooked up to the internet, the lifeline for many who

Lately, I’ve been reading the mystics. You know, Christians from a different time and place who speak of love as the highest knowledge, calling us

Recently, I had my students read about the spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi. Late in his life, while up on a mountain, he had

I loved The Two Popes. I know it’s fiction, based on conversations and individual statements, but it still left me hopeful. I’ve read Benedict’s work

Iowa is a great place to be during an election year. Yes, the rest of the nation pisses and moans about Iowa getting to go

Star Wars has always been about family. From the very beginning Luke wondered about his father as he pushed against the domesticated life of his

Lately, it’s easy to get caught up in either anxiety or rage. The speed of cultural change, and the inevitable backlash, leads to a permanent