Why is Anna Karenina So Long?
On Insta-life and long stories. While working in Istanbul as a recent college graduate, a friend visited me. She was…
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Acknowledging Beauty in the Embers
“I cannot escape the fact that the burden of memory is rarely light in a corrupted world where fear…
Shaping a Fellowship
Exceptional experiences are powerful. But what do you do afterward? A number of years ago, my husband and I attended…
My Friend, The Tree: Sentinel of the Field
Loneliness carves out hollow places in our beings, but sometimes we find friends in unexpected places to be sentinels of…
Staying Present Together: Interview with Lowland Hum
How to find strength in community even when you are wearing thin. Vulnerability is becoming something of a buzzword nowadays…
Do You Notice?
Thoughts on community in the big city. “It cold enough for you?” I turned to the man speaking to me…
Concert at the Old Schoolhouse
How shared music connects people and places.
Learning about Work from ‘La La Land’
Here’s to the ones who dream . . . perhaps. La La Land is one of those rare movies that…
Easter on Patmos
The longest Sabbath endured, through the eyes of the Belovéd Disciple.
Death be not Proud, for Thou Shalt Die
Good Friday reshapes our fear of death.
The Isolation of Aging
What “developments” mean for you as you get older. A couple of months ago, I was leaving the store about…
Unless I Die
Lamenting the dark night of the soul. . .
Sharing Beauty and Celebrating Excellence in the Age of Instagram
The story behind one of Instagram’s hidden gems: Hopeshare The first meeting for the Instagram project now known as “Hopeshare”…
So St. Francis and St. Benedict Walk Into a Bar…
Rod Dreher and “The Year of Small Things.” Would Francis order wine and Benedict order beer, I wonder? What would…
My Accidental Craft
The Art of Crochet, in Photos. I learned to crochet almost by accident. My mom had asked a lady from…
Frailty, Death, and Unexpected Beauty
Death and frailty are not really the end of the world. . .
Lessons Learned in a Tire Shop
What guides a successful career sometimes comes from sweat and tire jacks. For the last 31 years I have taught the canonic…
Can I Be Creative and Married?
A look into how you can be happily married and still be creative. That morning I had read John Kenney’s depressing…
Worm Wrangling and the Good Life
A Laramie entrepreneur’s life is enriched by agriculture. Erika Babbitt-Rogers carefully maneuvers the truck down the rutted road leading to…
This Author Is Finishing a Flannery O’Connor Novel
Flannery O’Connor started a novel. Jessica Wilson is finishing it.