Week 6 (Year 3, NL)
61 results found.
Mary’s special child and mine
I probably shouldn’t treat my own son like he’s the Messiah. Imagine the pressure.
A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
My fertility journey with Mary
Navigating agency and surrender with my namesake, the mother of God
Mary brings her whole story (Luke 1:46b-55)
If anyone is expecting a lullaby, they better think again.
Imagining a new political economy with Miriam of Nazareth
Abortion is about real lives enmeshed in the realities of home and work and wages and debt.
Don’t tell my Pentecostal mom, but I pray the Hail Mary
My Grandma Violet was the black sheep of our family. I think of her when I pray.
December 19, Advent 4C (Luke 1:39-45, 46-55)
It’s hard to believe in an enchanted world.
Celebrating other possibilities (1 Samuel 1:4-20)
Not all who struggle with infertility have their prayers answered.
November 14, Ordinary 33B (1 Samuel 1:4–20)
What if we put children at the center of our policies and decisions?
Walking a labyrinth as I prepared for more chemo
I held ten stones. My friend held two more.
Mary’s song reveals her politics of mercy
I think Jesus learned his prophetic ministry from his mother.