Why doubt is important for leaders
For the past year, I’ve had the honor of serving Campbell, California, where I was born and raised, as a newly elected city councilmember. My...
How to host online meetings with Christian hospitality
By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Words from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians have been on my mind lately. Most days and evenings, my husband and I, along with...
Why storytelling matters
By Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros
My grandmother tells a story, entirely in Spanish, of a viejita, an old woman, who collects small logs on her way to her casita,...
A justice network equips participants to live simply, give generously
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
In the early 2000s, Kristen Filipic had become well-established as an attorney in Boston, earning more money than ever before. But she’d started to...
Singing the life-giving song of exhalation
By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
The haenyeo -- female divers who have been harvesting seafood off the coast of Korea since the 17th century -- know the importance of...
How we read the Bible as a post-evangelical church
By Steve Watson
Roger stood before our quarterly gathering of church leaders wearing faded jeans and a button-down shirt suitable for the gardening and other activities that...
Nuns & Nones brings together religiously unaffiliated young adults and Catholic sisters
By Yonat Shimron
The air was thick with ash from raging wildfires last November when five millennials with no fixed religious affiliation moved into a Roman Catholic...
A prayer to begin the day
By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Lord, grant me to greet the coming day in peace. Help me to rely on your holy will. In every hour of the day...
Sister Joanna takes the final step to monastic life
By Katelyn Ferral
The rite began with a question: “What do you ask?” The reply: “The mercy of God and of the Order.” Midmorning on a Saturday...
Gretchen E. Ziegenhals: The holy work of seating charts
By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
This past Christmas, I had a group of 14 over for dinner. My guests ranged from 17 to 60 years old and included old...