Culture • Current Conversations How to Leave Lockdown: A Conversation with Carolyn Sinclair and Jim Coffield TWI Admin | 12 min read As vaccination rates pick up, even in the face of the quick rise of various COVID variants, we are at a period where some countries are having to lock down... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections What is This Thursday? And Why is it Maundy? Jeff Vogan | 17 min read The name Maundy Thursday is from the Old French mandé,[1] which comes from the Latin mandatum novum –literally meaning “new mandate” or “new commandment.”[2] This mandatum novum refers to Jesus’... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Selections from “Poetry in the Pandemic” TWI Admin | 6 min read Even as we enter the late stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is going to take years to process... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work Motherhood as Vocation Kate Harris | 8 min read This article is reposted from its first publication in 2009. We’ve found these reflections to have lasting relevance, and to be well worth revisiting. In Washington DC, it is only a matter... Continue Reading
Vocation • Finding Your Vocation Stop “Letting Go and Letting God” Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 14 min read It is high time to put open and closed doors in their place. “Well, that’s an open door, so I guess God wants me to walk through it.” Or, “That’s... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture The Seven Basic Plots and the One Basic Plot: Cosper, Booker, and The Stories We Tell Will Herron | 9 min read Being parents of young children, it was a rare occasion (even pre-pandemic!) when my wife and I were able to get out to dinner and a movie. Our last cinema... Continue Reading
