If I know I have to convince someone of something, I wear more makeup that day. Using the unscientific data of my lived experience, I can safely say that I am more likely to get what I want if I look pretty. And to the young man on Facebook who recently whined that women “useContinue reading >>
The rent we pay
The homeless shelter I visited this week in my neighborhood is not a sign that we are doing anything wrong, but rather that we are doing something right. A local parish is the one that opened its doors in response to a need brought to light by the recent closing of another shelter. They wereContinue reading >>
“Two Corinthians” and The Whole Ballgame
A certain presidential candidate speaking at a certain evangelical university made headlines (when does he not?) this weekend by saying “Two Corinthians 3:17, that’s the whole ballgame.” That he said two Corinthians rather than ‘second Corinthians’ is much ado about nothing, as the masters at Get Religion have explained. (If you’re looking for further reading, MichaelContinue reading >>
What I’ll remember from the Pope’s visit
Now that the pope is gone, and the spin has been dragged out for a few days and soon will fade from view, here’s what I’ll remember, and I hope you will too. How good it felt when everyone was civil and getting along. I heard countless quips about how remarkable it was that everyoneContinue reading >>
No, the Pope isn’t “talking politics”
As the Pope makes his way up the East Coast this week, journalists and pundits are eager to slide his remarks into the American political mold. This is to be expected, but let’s not pretend that the Pontiff is doing this himself. On the plane from Cuba to the US he fielded questions about beingContinue reading >>