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A New Monastic community in a time of social distancing
The idea of this place is incarnation. When someone here gets sick, so does everyone else.
I go to thrift stores for the books
I almost always find something good that I didn’t know I needed.
Toward a more generous way of thinking about dementia
Two very different books provide guidance for family, caregivers, and clergy.
On the spirituality of quarantine
How can we be “witnesses to the ends of the earth” right now? I have found some help from St. Benedict and St. Gregory.
How can they still worship? (Easter 5A, Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10)
I think the women at the prison where I preach know what the psalmist knew.
The world High Maintenance shows us through the Guy’s eyes
The weed dealer character serves as the connective tissue between the lives of New Yorkers who might not meet.
The weird beauty of Kay Ryan’s prose
The former poet laureate’s quirky faith is a spirituality for prankish oddballs.
Episode 79: Apollo 13
Matt and Adam welcome Eric Barretto to talk about space shuttles, quarantine, and making it work.
A Kierkegaardian biography of Kierkegaard
Clare Carlisle helps readers struggle with what it means to be human in the world.
How can we make our political polarization less destructive?
Ezra Klein suggests structural changes. Darrell West suggests talking to each other.
Books worth wrestling with
We asked writers to tell us about a book that they disagree with—but that they also see as important enough to argue with.
Grab a book. It’s good for your health.
That’s one good thing about sheltering in place.
Margaret Renkl’s stunning ability to see
It is hard to say what will enamor readers more, the bird calls or the familial ones.
Redistributing power—one labor victory at a time
Jane McAlevey’s survey of labor unions shows that organizing and strikes still work.
May 24, Easter 7A (John 17:1–11)
We can’t all be one until we believe that all people matter equally to God.
