Justice
Justice isn’t an abstract idea—it’s the everyday work of noticing who is being left out, who is being harmed, and where love is still needed. In the messy, ordinary spaces of our lives, we’re invited to pay attention, to listen deeply, and to respond with courage and compassion. This is where faith becomes action—imperfect, persistent, and rooted in the belief that things can be made more whole.
Things I think about because I watch Chopped
If you were to ask the Sisters I live with what my favorite TV show is, they would probably say Chopped. It’s true. I really…
Blessed by our brokenness
We’re all broken. Broken by our pain and suffering, broken by injustice, broken by the Truth. The activities of Lent help me encounter my brokenness…
Who will save the hunger striker?
“Eternal God…You know that these men have testified falsely against me. Would you let me die, though I am not guilty of all their malicious…
closets of conversion and compassion
Last summer I was invited to join a group of Christian bloggers who occasionally review Christian media. After I agreed, opportunities came! The first book…
Two worker houses: where ‘stranger becomes neighbor’
Guest blogger, Amy Nee One evening in May I sat on windowsill in the room I’d recently moved into at New York’s Maryhouse Catholic Worker. With…
adventures in the Spirit, part 4
Living by the Spirit that is Truth is not comfortable. We can feel crammed into corners, we have to give up control, we have to…
adventures in the Spirit, part 3
A wise priest once helped me understand what Spirit means. Spirit, he said, is all that relates beyond boundaries. Our Spirits can transcend time, place…
adventures in the Spirit, part 2
The Spirit of Truth has a lot to teach us when we open our minds and hearts. No matter what our motivations are, God is…