As a Catholic, I think two of the seven themes in Catholic Social Teaching, the Life and Dignity of the… The Violence of Silence in American Catholic Churches

Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian portrayal of a not-so-future America that has become an “authoritarian, patriarchal, and theocratic regime”… Looking around today, it’s hard to imagine any ‘Stranger Things’

Standing underneath a tree in 1994, Yobe state, Nigeria, I watched as Christians ran. I saw cars set ablaze. A… Forgiveness in a Shared Identity

The Episcopal Lectionary for this week resounds in syncopated side-step with emergency events. California again burns—as 250,000 flee and millions… Of Fire and Water

We sat nervously around the table. Having never met before, we started by introducing ourselves with our name and where… How do we live together?

To what extent do Black lives truly matter? What is the value of Black lives and how willing are we… How Much Do Black Lives Really Matter?

Wilderness is not just out there, like a remote mountain range. It is also in here, in our private interiors,… Wild Souls: Why Humans and Wilderness Need Each Other

I am an Episcopalian living in the spiritual-but-not-religious stronghold of the Pacific Northwest. Until recently I believed, given sparse attendance,… Measuring Success

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you” – Mary Angelou  On account of being human,… Theopoetics of Trauma: Bearing witness to what remains