Underlined words
As it tells the story of our time, the Century makes readers and writers of us all.
A path back together through reading contemplative classics
My students and I are finding our way into the world again with Evagrius, Teresa of Ávila, and Howard Thurman.
Giving and receiving care are what we’re made for
Arthur Kleinman’s memoir gets at the heart of what it means to be human.
The sounds of my mother’s typewriter
Lying in bed and listening, I heard devotion. And creativity. And mystery.
My first post-pandemic flight was a bumpy ride
I murmured my prayers, counted my breaths, and got through it.
As the world reopens post-pandemic, how will we find our way in it?
In Teresa of Avila, I’ve found a guide on this new path.
This Lent, I want to learn to see the world like a poet
Why I’ve chosen Michele Madigan Somerville's Glamourous Life as my Lenten companion.
A tent for outdoor worship
The stark liturgical space that Harvard Episcopal chaplain Rita Powell envisioned before COVID is now a reality.
Separated from one another—yet still in harmony
Evagrius Pontus and Howard Thurman knew God as simultaneously far and near.
How do we keep time during a pandemic?
When all days seem alike, maybe the best unit of measure is love.
Making a habit out of Epiphany
Epiphanies flare up and fade. How can we keep them in our everyday vision?
Reading Toni Morrison in Advent
A seasonal practice: cultivate the patient gaze to describe life as we find it.
When the chapel is the most open place on campus
Virginia Woolf’s ideal university had no chapel. Mine has more than one.
Hilma af Klint’s new ways of seeing
Years before Kandinsky, a Swedish woman created magnificent abstract paintings.
Alejandra Oliva’s devoted attention at the border
A student of mine went to Tijuana to help. She found she could help the most simply by paying attention.