Standing in Awe
What prayers do the trees offer to God, and will my prayers / be heard if my prayer shawl is folded away in a drawer?
Faith and Culture
Caterpillar or Butterfly?
Joe was on a respirator / for three months. // Who would’ve believed / he’d be on a cruise now, / sight-seeing in the Bahamas.
The One Who Sees
It’s been a long stretch of loneliness. / Life is a rougher texture / than I thought it would be, / full of disappointments, humblings
Processing Our National Grief
On this Memorial Day, Ellen Spero considers how the Vietnam War Memorial provides an example of the ongoing process of grief in community that might also guide us in the wake of Covid-19.
My Father’s Blessing
Nabuule Vivian shares her process as she seeks to reconcile the ancestor religion of her father and grandfather with the Catholicism of her family and upbringing. What is conveyed by her father's blessing?
Finding the Gifts of the Asian American Church
In this profound essay, Julie Yeeun Kim urges Asian American Christians to confront and explore the pain of their particular experience, to wrestle with God, in order to discover their unique gifts.
Exploring Grief in Community
Through groups like Grieving Our Mothers and grieving rituals with African origins, Black Atlantans are finding ways to grieve in community, to unite in remembrance of those lost and process grief together.
Women Talking: A Model of Discernment
The film "Women Talking" by Sarah Polley offers a model for community discernment, whereby the lived faith of the women informs a life-changing decision.
Lenten Benediction
Tombs alive / in corners of our homes: slice / of green glass on the windowsill, /
ultrasounds tucked in / a wooden box, a tiny / ceramic urn; only ever / dust to dust.
The Making of “The Beauty of Motherhood”
Erin Strybis and Kimberly Knowle-Zelle share the process and intention of cowriting their new book of devotionals for mothers.
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