“War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, but they were defeated, and […]
Finding Solace: A Story of Pregnancy Loss and Faith
Content Warning: The following essay includes a discussion of pregnancy loss. When I was standing at the threshold of so many beginnings in my life—newly […]
A lifelong devotion to Mary the God Bearer
I was obsessed with the Virgin Mary as a child. This was an odd fascination for a little girl who was being raised as a […]
Joan of Arc: Visionary & Child
The story of Jeanne d’Arc (anglicized as Joan of Arc) is a complicated one. We commemorate her as a Visionary, as she quite literally relied […]
Connecting to the Christians Before Us on Pentecost
“Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit…” […]
Thurgood Marshall’s Sacred Foundation
Whenever I see Thurgood Marshall’s name show up on our calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts, I can’t help but start humming, “I Sing a […]
My Lenten Observation This Year
“You are always rushing and irritated.” The words from my car radio jarred me out of a busy day hurriedly dropping off and picking up […]
Chad of Lichfield’s Holy Humility
Most of what we know about Chad, monastic and Bishop of Lichfield and Mercia, is gleaned from the pages of the Venerable Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
Choosing Faith over Culture
When I looked at the lectionary for the month of February and saw today’s feast, I will admit that I wasn’t sure of the women’s identities whom we celebrate today—Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, Agatha Lin Zhao, and Lucy Yi Zhenmei.
The Powerful and Practical Witness of Evelyn Underhill
Evelyn Underhill lived a sort of double life.