Life of Faith
Has the desert of quarantine already taught us all it can?
Those of us privileged enough to stay at home have to go back to work eventually. Will we go back to our former distraction?
What are we really doing when all we can do is pray—or not even?
It may be Easter, but lament comes more readily than alleluia.
A New Monastic community in a time of social distancing
The idea of this place is incarnation. When someone here gets sick, so does everyone else.
Toward a more generous way of thinking about dementia
Two very different books provide guidance for family, caregivers, and clergy.
On the spirituality of quarantine
How can we be “witnesses to the ends of the earth” right now? I have found some help from St. Benedict and St. Gregory.
The weird beauty of Kay Ryan’s prose
The former poet laureate’s quirky faith is a spirituality for prankish oddballs.
A Kierkegaardian biography of Kierkegaard
Clare Carlisle helps readers struggle with what it means to be human in the world.
Books worth wrestling with
We asked writers to tell us about a book that they disagree with—but that they also see as important enough to argue with.
Grab a book. It’s good for your health.
That’s one good thing about sheltering in place.
How do we keep time during a pandemic?
When all days seem alike, maybe the best unit of measure is love.
The coronavirus pandemic is nurturing neighborliness
We seem to be relearning the social benefits of building community with our not-so-close neighbors.
In this Easter season, words fail
After the resurrection, the disciples’ words failed too.
A confession to you, my nursing daughter
What am I to make of your singular desire for milk?
Potawatomi women are water protectors
I'm standing by Lake Michigan for the first time, but it already knows me.
The pandemic has made us unintentional monastics
We are urged into the desert of retreat, and we are afraid.
Looking for constancy when routines are disrupted
I’ve been thinking about a French horn teacher I once had.