Blessing for a Newborn Baby

In every birth, blessed is the wonder. In every creation, blessed is the new....


Crack in DC: Continuing to Witness Resurrection and Redemption

A few days ago, I listened to the interview of Ruben Castaneda, author of a new....


Imagining a better abortion conversation

I have not been blogging much, given my current obligations elsewhere. This blog post caught my attention and I feel it is worthy of a larger audience, so I am reblogging it here. Thank you, Amy, for writing it and sharing....


On Not Knowing the Soul

This was delivered on June 23, 2014, as the Chapel Service as part of my....


From the Land of On-Call: A Day in the Life of a CPE Student

Twenty-four hours on-call. At the hospital. Not as long as one of my colleagues....


Meditation on Right Speech

I notice the thought. I am right. I notice the impulse. I want to say it. I am the thought, the opinion. I feel its indisputable truth. Slow down. Hold off. Make room. What emerges? I may not be right. It does not matter if I am right. I am not....


Metta for Strangers on My Path

For three years, I had a job in the city where I am spending my summer....


Sexual Assault Prevention: A Mother Discloses to a Daughter

*trigger alert: sexual assault* Mom, I don’t plan on getting raped… So....


My Mother's Daughter: Semi Guest Post

Last month, I submitted a poem I wrote in 2008 to a poetry contest honoring non-traditional images of mothering. I was pleased that my poem, "New Same Grief," was chosen to be made into a video. This was really well done, in my opinion, and I am thankful....


This Memorial Day: The Milk of Impermanence and a Soldier’s Tattoo

I spent this Memorial Day the best way I ever have: with a motley crew of....