The vocation of singleness
I have to tell you about my vocation to the single life, but I don’t have much time. In a few short hours I will be married, and no single […]
friends
Little loyalties, to Christ and to all
I’ve never been a very good friend. I’m the type of person who expects to be able to pick up where a friendship has left off, regardless of whether I
Radical self-care
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. – Audre Lorde I read that quote recently and it resonated for two
The fragrance of grace
It was nearing midnight and the groom was at the grill, slight perspiration developing above his still-fastened tie. We sat around the fire pit, abandoned by the other wedding guests,
Health, People
Love through a new lens
My parents have only seen me Crohn’s-sick once, and I’m in no hurry to put them in that position again. I had gone home for a funeral, and started to