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I have an essay published in the “On the Square” section of First Things today. It is called “The Reality of Hope.” Here’s the opening paragraph: After she died, it was as if I had broken my arm. A part of me ached all the time, and something that had been functional was now useless,…

I spoke on a panel Friday night for a Women and Spirituality conference. There were three other women on the panel–an Episcopal priest, a Roman Catholic lay leader who is also a counselor, and a woman who was raised Muslim but left the faith after deciding it was too patriarchal. Together, we fielded questions about…

William and Penny and I were taking a walk. William said, “Wa! Wa!” (Watch! Watch!) I complied. Penny took off in the other direction. So I chased her down, plunked her in the stroller next to her brother, and resumed walking. It was about 30 seconds later that I realized William was no longer playing…

New post on the Park Forum: Afraid of the Flu? Also a helpful comment on there about the science involved. And, incidentally, I got the flu shot and so will our kids. Just not planning to panic if they get sick…
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