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Occupying Elsewhere
As some of you may know, this fall I was swept up in a new doctoral program and the Occupy movement. I’ve been writing with some friends about theology and Occupy at TheologySalon. Check out my posts on Christian social … Continue reading
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Conversion
The inbound red line train, or “T,” pulls its passengers through an underground maze from the suburban city of Cambridge through the heart of downtown Boston. I travel this route often. The train cars have a dull interior of warn … Continue reading
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A Poem for Graduation
The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean – the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who … Continue reading
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A Try
I was recently listening to a Radiolab podcast that featured writer Elizabeth Gilbert (yes, that one). She spoke about inspiration, and how she has remained creative and productive as a writer. Earlier in her career, she had learned to talk her to inspiration–as if … Continue reading
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Maundy Thursday
Mother, Washing Dishes by Susan Meyers She rarely made us do it— we’d clear the table instead—so my sister and I teased that some day we’d train our children right and not end up like her, after every meal stuck … Continue reading
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Lying Awake
Recently, I read a beautiful little novel called, “Lying Awake” by Mark Salzman. The novel chronicles the story of Sr. John of the Cross, a Carmelite nun in a community nestled in the hills surrounding contemporary Los Angeles. Sr. John’s … Continue reading
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Hope.
“You’ve heard she’s going to Boston College next year?” she said, gesturing toward me, as we stood around the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard this afternoon. She was referring to my decision to start a PhD … Continue reading
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Sabbath
“I haven’t written on the blog in so long,” I told my partner a few weeks ago. “I feel bad about it. But it just wasn’t coming to me–and lately, when the words come, I simply can’t get myself to … Continue reading
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Sorry!
Hi Friends! I realize that the email subscription component of the web site has been malfunctioning lately. I’m working with my Tech Team (aka friends who know way more about this web stuff than I do) to fix this! Sorry … Continue reading
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Epiphany
“Can you believe that we are looking into the tails of galaxies? That’s what they are, right?” I walked a few paces ahead of Sarah and Ty as I listened to them marvel at the sky. We trudged through the … Continue reading
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