On finding the energy to change the world through environmental practices.
Is NIN’s Year Zero the beginning of the beginning?
How letting go can turn into holding on in a better way.
A tour of some of the author’s formative memories in search of the pattern of convictions.
A review of Deepa Mehta’s Water.
The times, they are a changin’ in my family and yours.
On dismantling the securing illusions of ourselves and others.
A prophetic prayer to feed the hungry in our communities and around the world.
Collage in the music of Liz Janes, the dissolution of racial prejudice in Monster’s Ball and cultural awareness in The Story of the Weeping Camel.
A review of Todd McCarthy’s film The Visitor.
Reflecting on political divisiveness after a rally for Barack Obama.
Looking at where the U.S. has been can help guide where the country is going.
An interview with Bethany Torode about her seven-year journey since publicly advocating for Natural Family Planning at nineteen years old.
How a couple of abandoned pumpkins helped change my mind.
On experiencing a devalued catchphrase for one's self.
Looking back reveals a series of small, significant revelations.
How fostering conversation rather than debate can shape our minds to be changed.
Chip in your two cents about a book, film, lecture or anything else that helped change your mind about something.
Reflection on a change in thinking that has had relational consequences.
The principles behind and origins of one institution's efforts to dismantle racism.
The difficulty of seeing other cultures-and our own-with eyes wide open.
A letter to future offspring in the wake of a U.S. election.
The blessings and curses of growing beyond imaginary friends.
A moment of reflection before heading into a whirlwind of a term.
On seeking to address a sense of missing ingredients in inherited tradition.
A shameless fanboy's reflection on books that help us believe.
How a book became a companion in pained solitude.
What happens when we open ourselves up to meeting songs with a posture of hospitality?
A recipe for solitude that can change the world.
A reflection on the shifting nature of marginalization.