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Insurance and the common good
I had been working for my current employer for five years, happily paying for my portion of my insurance costs while lucky enough to not need more than a yearly exam, when I became suddenly ill. Out of...
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Some theology after Charlottesville
Whoever hears the message of the resurrection of Christ in such a way that in it the cry of the crucified has become inaudible, hears not the Gospel but a myth of the victors. – Johann Baptist Metz...
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Know what you’re for
The verdict in the OJ Simpson trial came down when I was in high school. I remember people were talking about it at lockers after school and I made some remark about how “he should have fried.” I guess...
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Try not to be mean
A few weeks ago I was preparing a thank you note to send to someone. I neatly wrote inside a card, placed the address label and stamp neatly on the front, and fastened the flap with a monogrammed...
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That they may be one – thoughts on Reformation Day
As a teacher of Church History, I find today’s 500th anniversary of the Reformation somewhat exciting. Sad, but exciting. Notable might be a better word. Every year I teach a unit on the Reformation....
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Your Advent guide to casting down the mighty
We enter into Advent at the end of a peculiar year, in a disorienting time. 2017 seems determined to draw to a close with non-stop revelations of powerful people treating others poorly. Most of these...
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What sexism does
I didn’t sleep well last night, but I woke this morning as I often do: ready. I’m a morning person, and often before bed I have a dorky thought like “oh goody! Soon morning will be here so I can get...
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Redeemable
Last Sunday I read an article titled “Is the Catholic Church irredeemable?” I thought maybe I would write something on the topic, but then there was another article to read, this time about abusive...
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A cascade of mercy
Mercy: forgiving with another’s well-being in mind. Letting something pass without condemnation. Like many virtuous qualities, I often find it easier to define by its absence, by what it looks like...
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The Pain of Repair
In retrospect, I should have predicted how bad the damage was. After more than a year of chronic pain, inability to digest much, vomiting blood, and severe loss of weight and hair, I should not have...
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Women in Bright Colors
Being dismissed never stops being shocking. Despite experience, expertise and passion in a few different areas, there are still plenty of times that colleagues and acquaintances see me – someone who...
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