Bearings Online Articles on Vocation Reflections on Downward MobilityDuncan Hilton struggles with a key question of serving the poor-- how much and what kind of solidarity is required? What to do when this call collides with responsibilities and family expectations?Read more »It’s Not Just MeFollowing Covid-19, many pastors are struggling with the fact that many in their congregation are not coming back, or not coming back to liturgies. What does this tell us about what it means to lead a church? Why do we gather?Read more »Beauty in Two Simple StitchesOrdinary is related to the word order, unsurprisingly, but earlier roots meant “a row of threads in a loom.” Everything beautiful repeats in some way. To be ordinary is to be a part organized into a coherent whole,Read more »Hospitality, Mercy, and ServicePatrick Henry interviews Sister Dolores Schuh, truly a "Collegeville Great," as she prepares to turn 90.Read more »The Foolish Hope of a Good Power"Good Power" is forged from vulnerability and safe spaces, vulnerability met with love and support, and good power raises up leaders who do the same.Read more »Motherhood is Not Inevitable: An Excerpt from “Someone Other Than a Mother”"Our people, which is to say White, Christian, American people, do love a good adoption story. We are nothing if not optimistic about the salvific power of family."Read more »Exploring Impeded Vocations and AscensiontideLiza Anderson discusses vocation from the inside: what happens when your heart's desire and the world's opportunities don't match? Read more »Honoring the BodyHow does one respond when one's vocation is challenged by chronic illness? Read more »Essential Workers, Insufficient FundsThose working in retail, the food industry, childcare, and eldercare are essential workers and deserve a living wage for the essential service and hard work they provide.Read more »Called to the Radical Welcome of GodMy defiant search for a church finally led me to places that expect Pride Sunday every Sunday.Read more »
