Meeting Henri Nouwen
My brush with Nouwen in the aisles of his archives inspired me, but the more profound meeting happened in an unexpected place.
suffering
Hurting Yet Whole
"I think the ways we try to fit purpose into our ideas of what is beneficial can make it so we don’t fully experience our suffering for what it is."
Suffering and Salvation: The Story of the Ninth Hour
In her review of The Ninth Hour, Susan VanZanten explores the rich, theological themes in a novel about the "quietly heroic life of Catholic women."
For the Love of Bodies
A new poem by Ruth Johnston, participant in the summer 2014 writing workshop, Poetry, Prose and Prayer: A Week with Michael Dennis Browne.
Rising from the Ruins
Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew reviews Ruth Everhart's powerful memoir Ruined, recommending that readers test their beliefs against the extremes of human experience.
Thanksgiving
The harvest feast can easily become an unintended rationalization for the belief that God is the cause of our good fortune.
Pray, Hope, and Work for a Better Future
During his tenure as a resident scholar last spring, Fr. Najeeb sat down with Janel Kragt Bakker to talk about the plight of Christians in modern-day Iraq.
