Mary would sneak out on Sunday afternoons and play an accordion at the local Polish Community Center.

When you think of your moments of deep joy, do you not recall being the recipient of it? The direct (or indirect) object of it?

Uncertainty makes us feel vulnerable, and vulnerability makes us aware of our mortality. But if we can “receive our mortality,” how much more present will

Every move they make is evaluated. Every at bat, every pitch, every error is computerized. Every player is rated by a sophisticated system. All that

Hawthorne’s heterodox hermeneutic rested on the premise that we are always being addressed. Invited. Summoned. Warned.

Arendt challenges the notion of some great evil other. Instead it says everyday ordinary people are capable of committing unthinkable atrocities.

I couldn’t quite tell, and that was frustrating for me! Hearing him speak, I couldn’t quite tell if he was German or if he was

In a 2011 planning session, Phil Tanis said an online presence was paramount, and suggested starting a daily blog.

Why did Calvinism thrive in Hungary? Because of the eternal law of politics: the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

She was, to me, an old and unfussy grandma, but her hands were slender, with fair unblemished skin and beautifully shaped, tapered nails. No polish,

It’s been such a gorgeous autumn this year here in West Michigan, temperate and luminous and providing every excuse to escape outdoors. There’s never a

U2 is celebrating in the face of despair, betting that rock and roll can be a needed antidote to dwelling on what’s bad.