I keep trying to fill the restlessness in my soul with more restlessness, and being surprised when it doesn't work. I keep trying to buy my way out of anxiety, or consume my way into joy, or run my … [Read more...] about St. Francis and Lucky Strikes
Writing
Further Up and Further In
We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot … [Read more...] about Further Up and Further In
Performing Spirituality and the Hidden Life
Your life is hidden with Christ - Col 3:3 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be … [Read more...] about Performing Spirituality and the Hidden Life
Fear, Fundamentalism, and Welcome
"I am going to prove that there's a soul for my senior philosophy thesis!" I was sitting on the arm of the chair in my philosophy professor's office. The chair was low and squishy, so after the … [Read more...] about Fear, Fundamentalism, and Welcome
Easter Season for the Holy Saturday People
You'll be forgiven for forgetting that what you really want is love's confusing joy. - Rumi - See! I am making everything new! - Jesus - "But Mary stood weeping." - John 20:11 - I have some … [Read more...] about Easter Season for the Holy Saturday People
Barefoot Queer Girl in the Monastery Parking Lot
Wednesday was supposed to be my Sabbath, but it got off track. I left home much later than normal. I couldn't get my shit together, and everything got bumped later and later until my set-apart day … [Read more...] about Barefoot Queer Girl in the Monastery Parking Lot
Can’t Outrun Shame [Lent]
Oh how abundant is your goodness that you have laid up for those who fear you, and accomplished for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of everyone! Psalm 31:19 And they were both naked, … [Read more...] about Can’t Outrun Shame [Lent]
{keep her way pure}
how can a young woman keep her way pure? by guarding it according to your word. with my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! Psalm 119 "purity of heart is to will one … [Read more...] about {keep her way pure}
