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Cassidy Hall
Cassidy Hall is a filmmaker (In Pursuit of Silence, Day of a Stranger) and the author of Queering Contemplation (Broadleaf) and Become All Flame (Fortress, forthcoming 2027). She is formation specialist at the Center for Action and Contemplation.
The monk and the machine
How can we be better stewards of AI? Thomas Merton’s writing on technology can help.
A heart that spoke and listened
Lerita Coleman Brown’s health journey drew her to the contemplative path. She taught me to listen with my whole self.
Queering is for everyone
“What are we looking for when we’re looking for queer?” asks theologian Lisa Isherwood. “I’m looking for a wider picture of incarnation.”
Encountering the sacred Black feminine
“God’s social location is nowhere near women or Black people. I had to start looking for an image of the Divine that can speak to that.”
Maybe it’s time for me to let go of Thomas Merton
Who do I pay attention to who may be prophetically controversial today?
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