Posts in Spirituality

It’s when I’m alone that I’m most on the prowl for distraction. Knock at the door? A God-sent interruption from my own company. A viral video? Better than birthday cake…

“One night on my retreat I heard the familiar idling cadence of an old VW engine… that low rumble was the closest thing to a vision I’ve ever had. And it wasn’t a vision at all.”

Easy part first: Rep. Akin’s assertion that a raped woman will not get pregnant is absurd and nonsensical. But still there is something to be learned…

“Whether it’s four artsy NYU grads or a bunch of vowed religious living together, the “otherliness” of it all strikes most people – to put it in Midwestern politesse – as… different…”

“For the next eight days I will immerse myself in silence. You can imagine me off at a distance saying those simple words of petition: ‘A little help! Hey God, we need a little help here’…”

“Reacting is easy. It’s harder for me to let myself feel pain, to ask the insoluble question: ‘Where is God in all this?’…”

Cardigan sweater or clerical symbol, what Vinny wears in those videos is the bright love of God, and of this crazy world of ours…

The first thing I asked when I sat down to dinner was how to say “thank you” and “pardon me.” As it turns out, “dziękuję” and “przepraszam” don’t sound like they look…

We say that our clothes are an expression of our selves. And that’s true, but they’re also an offering. This is who I’m giving you today, they say. I’m giving you hipster. I’m giving you preppy…

“What does it even mean to have an experience of God!?” my friend belted out. It was all I could do to mumble a response to this too wise and too honest, too blunt friend…