prayer
How I came to love embodied prayer
I tried it—and I began to experience God in places other than my head.
James Martin offers a primer for prayer
His definition of prayer is simple: conscious conversation with God.
Leila Chatti writes intensely physical poems about faith, illness, and sex
The poetic vision of Deluge reconciles Muslim and Christian themes.
Jellyfish at prayer
Is V. velella a colony or an individual? When does sharedness dissolve into oneness?
Leave it with me
He was moving away, the stranger said, and he wanted to leave a box in my care.
The beautiful stillness of the Christ child
As the rotating nativity spun, I kept watching Jesus.
Reenvisioning safety at a Black Youth Project 100 rally
Who keeps us safe? the crowd cried out. We keep us safe!
We need our screens right now. But what about later?
Ed Cyzewski’s prepandemic takedown of the digital formation of Christians is still surprisingly useful.
The pandemic has deepened my insomnia—and my prayers
As I lie awake, it seems right to join those who address God with different names than I use.
What are we really doing when all we can do is pray—or not even?
It may be Easter, but lament comes more readily than alleluia.
Reason and revelation meet—even in Aquinas
Denys Turner’s essays bridge the gaps that often frustrate us when we read medieval theology.
When hope gives up on magical results
Since my son’s accident, everything I understand about hope has changed.
Why did I go to a charismatic worship service in an arena?
I feared it would last a week. Then came the moment of truth.
Being a pastor within the secular frame means teaching people how to pray
Prayer is ministry, and ministry is prayer.
Monastic wisdom for a non-cloistered world
After 60 years at Gethsemani Abbey, Paul Quenon wrote a memoir.
Class trip to a mosque
I wanted to introduce my students to Muslims, not just to Islam.
Fumbling my way into contemplative prayer
I’ve been trying to follow Thomas Keating’s advice: learn to be silent with God.