The multiplicity of voices is not in and of itself a problem; in fact, such plurivocity may well be a work of the Spirit of God in the present time.
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“Is it possible to live in Washington DC, and have a contemplative life?”
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My conversion was sudden, but not altogether surprising. The efforts of friends to evangelize me had planted seeds, kindling questions demanding answers. “Could I really trust this?” “Would it really be as great as everyone said?” “Would I ever regret my decision?” Then my heart slipped past these questions, spurred inexorably on by some unseen...
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Worldview. A way of making sense of everything. As 17 year-old I was drawn in, but I had no idea what it would mean. Over the next few years I began to listen and learn, and was sure that I wanted my deepest beliefs about God, the human condition, and the world, to form the...
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“…what fidelity is meant to protect is the possibility of moments when what we have chosen and what we desire are the same.” -Wendell Berry, The Body and The Earth June seems an optimal time to talk about fidelity. It is, after all, both the peak and prompt of wedding season, when sunshine and fresh...
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Several months ago I was invited to lead a breakout seminar at a conference on calling and the common good, offering some reflections about what it looks like to take up calling across all of life, but especially with a view to the ordinary, unsexy realities of daily life. I smiled when I arrived at...
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