catapult magazine

Items tagged cynicism

• Cynicism vs. gifts of grace

  On seeking genuine celebration during the holidays.

• Together we slouch

  A sermon for the choir on transforming cynicism.

• Men are prigs

  Marilynne Robinson frees John Calvin from historical captivity in The Death of Adam.

• The good old days

  Nostalgia for the kind of community that used to be prompts questions about what we’ve really lost.

• Haunted by hope

  A reflection on expectations at the initiation of another Advent.

• Dreamers vs. Dreamingers

  A freelance development worker reports on the state of Africa and his own sense of hope.

• Remembering hope

  With daily reminders of all of the reasons we have to despair, how can anyone possibly hold onto hope?

• Hocynipecism

  Emotional gleanings from the film Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.

• This book changed my life

  On experiencing a devalued catchphrase for one's self.

• A recall for arms

  A review of Armageddon in Retrospecti, Kurt Vonnegut's posthumously published collection of short stories and other bits.

• Fighting despair in 2010

  Conan says goodbye with wise words that speak to the past, present and future.

• On being branded

  A peace studies professor recounts the experience of college re-branding.

• Imagining rain

  Preparing for the third annual Huss Future Festival in the middle of a record-breaking drought.

• The wildflower way

  Fundraising anti-advice from a kid who always just ate the chocolate bars herself.