I cannot forget her face. It was the four of us, all dressed in magenta gowns, playing the Waiting Game — you know, that endless motion of looking at the clock — in the…

There’s no one way to say goodbye to the place I’ve called home for seven years. Chicago has been the first place — ever — that I got to call my own. Growing up,…

Richard Rohr talks about how it’s important for us to see others model God or Jesus. Whether it’s Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa or Rachel Held Evans, they are the most seemingly…

As I read through Jesus’ capture, what struck me the most had nothing to do with Jesus. It had to do with Judas. I think it’s so easy to skim over and move forward…

The headline I read this morning still brings me a mix of rage and deep sadness: Trump attorney general’s ruling expands indefinite detention for asylum seekers “Indefinite detention” as in, we — the most…

There must have been such an immense pressure to know who you are, and to also know who you are not. I wonder how Jesus interpreted the waving palms, the cries of both joy…

It is officially the start of Holy Week. If I’m honest, I’ve barely taken the time to acknowledge this Lenten season. I was not intentional about giving up something tangible or even my time.…

If you know me well, you know I can walk into any room and tell you what’s wrong with it or how I would have done things. This isn’t a trait I’m particularly proud…

“How’s your vagina?” – my friend Beth Yeah, this feels like a good place to start. It’s a legitimate question from your friend after having given birth to a 9 pound 2 ounce, 21…