Best of 2020, Part Three: Editors’ Picks
2020 is somehow more bearable and more striking through the eyes of the post calvin.
Best of 2020, Part Two: Peers’ Picks
Is anyone listening? Does anyone care? Or are we just writing into the void for the satisfaction of our own egos?
Best of 2020, Part One: Writers’ Picks
This year’s entire catalog is proof that even pandemics and poisonous politics can be spun, however feebly, into something worth reading.
A Goodbye to Those Not Quite Gone
This was it. This was the moment my entire family would oust me from the clan.
Rejoicing in the Dark
Emotional breakdowns are always such a bother.
Merry Bloody Christmas
Much of my problem with Mary stems from my own somewhat-fraught relationship with my reproductive system, which is to say that I hate it and wish that it didn’t exist.
Today is Christmas, and We Are Tired
I don’t have Christmas cheer to offer.
Re-enchanting Christmas with St. Nicholas of Myra
As many Christians and non-Christians around the globe come to terms with one of the most difficult holiday seasons of their lifetimes, revisiting the life of this particular saint may help re-enchant our disenchanted year.
My Twelve Favorite Songs of the Year
I approach list-making not as a critic, but simply as a fan trying to dig deeply and methodically into something I love.
On Holiness
I can’t help but commend Justin for taking this first step, if that’s indeed what it is.
