by Jen Owens I’ve always loved the Pentecost story in Acts. The disciples coming together to discern what to do next, now that Jesus has ascended to heaven. The Holy Spirit coming upon them in “tongues, as of fire,” gifting them with the ability to communicate with people speaking such a great number [...]
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By Kate Dugan Two days ago, I woke up to my husband, Greg, listening to NPR broadcast President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. As I slowly realized the president really was introducing a potential supreme court justice by citing her swift decision-making in a baseball suit, Greg shouted to me: “Babe! It’s a Latina!” Even [...]
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By Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello We have been traveling in Europe a lot lately and visiting many cathedrals and churches. In the process my seven-year old son has simultaneously become old hat at choosing the appropriately-priced votive candles to light (“Stick to the 1 and 2 euro candles” we’ve told him) and increasingly interested in discussing the [...]
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by Jen Owens At the end of April, I moved from the East Coast to the West, to spend some time where I grew up before starting doctoral studies in Berkeley this fall. These past four weeks have been a whirlwind–dinner and dancing with my dearest friends in Cambridge, taking part in my brother’s wedding [...]
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by Rebecca Fullan I have trouble relating to the Ascension. It seems a little cheap magic tricky. And also a lot unfair. Forty days later, forty days, there’s some weird thing with a cloud and he’s off again. Less blood this time, less horror and cross-clinging, but really. I asked Rachel, my partner in potentially [...]
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by Kate Henley Averett “Preach the Gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” This quote, often attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi, is a personal favorite of mine. It speaks to the importance of integrating, and aligning, our beliefs with our actions as well as our words. It reminds us that how we are [...]
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by M. Nelle Carty Many of us who went through Catholic school religion courses probably heard the saying, “If you come to an answer on the test you don’t know, just write ‘God is love’ and your teacher can’t mark it wrong!” Not bad advice. It is slightly ironic that I am graduating this weekend [...]
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by Rebecca Curtin Two weeks ago, during a layover in Memphis, Tennessee I purchased a copy of Real Simple magazine. I hunkered down in a rather uncomfortable vinyl seat to wait for my flight and began to flip through the pages. Quite quickly I came upon what they labeled “66 inspiring words for the class [...]
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This Mother’s Day, we have been reflecting on the ways in which we are connected to the previous generations of women who have struggled for more just practices in our church and in our world. Where would be without those who came before us, without the women and mothers in our lives who taught us about [...]
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By Angela Batie I found myself listening to NPR as I drove a borrowed car northbound on I-91 in Connecticut this past weekend. The theme of “This American Life” was “Returning to the Scene of the Crime,” a topic which seemed to describe my weekend as well. I had returned to Yale Divinity School, the [...]
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By Kate Dugan A friend of mine and her partner baptized their baby this weekend. While I wasn’t able to attend because of distance, I have spent much time thinking about them this weekend. As I mull over the readings for this week, I can’t help but think about the baptismal ritual. I know the [...]
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