Rising From Ruin (A Lenten Reflection)
Tonight, ashes smear Across my face From priest’s thumb— Sin’s dark drear Mingled with oil Leaves a smudge On…
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Why: A Theodicy
In yet another moment of unknowing, I whisper: But why, God? Jody ByrkettJody Byrkett is the editor of the Pray…
In Matters of the Heart, We Are All Twelve
The Jesus Prayer and Family Gatherings Heather Walker PetersonAlong with being a mother to two young and remarkably different daughters,…
New Flesh, New Beginning
Reflections on the Incarnation, a poem by Siobhan Maloney
She Laid Him in a Feeding Trough
From trough to cross to resurrection. Bryan WandelBryan Wandel works in government finance and has studied history, accounting, and religion….
Mild, He Lays His Glory By
Meditation on a Line from “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
God With Us: Joy, Grief, and Hope
God with us. Joy ClarksonJoy Clarkson is a featured columnist and the Director of Marketing at Humane Pursuits. She is…
Children Dying and Earnest Joy
An Advent Meditation Heather Walker PetersonAlong with being a mother to two young and remarkably different daughters, Heather Walker Peterson…
Three Readings for Advent
A Judgment Medley: Isaiah 5, Luke 21, 1 Thessalonians 5. Bryan WandelBryan Wandel works in government finance and has studied…
Lost Gods of Georgetown
An evening conversation about God and existence in a French cafe. Samantha SchroederSamantha Schroeder is a freelance journalist working for…
Where My Faith Is Most Real To Me: Competing Values (About School Choice)
My faith is in God. Who knows? We might screw up in the end. Heather Walker PetersonAlong with being a…
Wild November Choir
A poem on the voices of Autumn. Jody ByrkettJody Byrkett is the editor of the Pray channel. She lives in…
Morning Culture in an Evening Culture World
Morning culture is a different perspective. All things are beginnings. Bryan WandelBryan Wandel works in government finance and has studied…
It Will Be Fifteen Years
Peter Gallaher remembers the final, flickering moments.
Christian Creativity
Writing as a way of life – as a way of Christian life. Samantha SchroederSamantha Schroeder is a freelance journalist…
Vice and Parenting
The humility of parenting and the practice of the presence of God. Heather Walker PetersonAlong with being a mother to two…
A Young Man Flees: A Poem
A poetic reflection on Mark 14 Aaron BrownAaron Brown is a novelist and poet who lived for ten years in…
Let Us Pray For One Another
Intercession is always already bordering on forgiveness. Bryan WandelBryan Wandel works in government finance and has studied history, accounting, and…
Without Injuring Eternity
This was where time and eternity met and kissed. Jody ByrkettJody Byrkett is the editor of the Pray channel. She…
End of Summer
A poem on Summer’s eclipse. Julie CarmeanJulie Carmean is an educator at the National Gallery of Art. She is also…