Cathleen Falsani is a longtime religion journalist and author of six nonfiction books. You can follow her on Twitter @godgrrl and read more of her work via The Numinous World.
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Perfect Love
Ah, February, the month that is, for those of us in northern climates, the coldest, darkest, and, blessedly, shortest month of the year. It is also the time when, as the St.
Crazy Heart: One Journey Ends, Another Begins
We love a redemption story.
The profound appeal of rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches or the fall-from-grace-followed-by-a-spectacular-comeback is about as ingrained in our American psyche (and soul) as rooting for the underdog, generosity to those in distress, and second chances.
The (Second) Worst Religious Idea of the Decade
Earlier this month, the nice folks over at The Washington Post's Outlook section asked me to write an essay about what I thought the worst religious idea of the past decade was. I ended up giving them two essays, as I couldn't quite decide which I thought was "worse."
The Charter for Compassion
Push Pause Now!
Are your weekends just as jam-packed as your workdays?
The Coen Brothers Get 'Serious'
Recenly, I had a bad day. Epically bad.
I ran out of cash.
I lost my credit card.
I missed my flight.
'Apology Porn' and Yom Kippur
Labor Sunday: What Can We Do to Honor Workers?
To work is to pray.
It's a Latin phrase that the Order of St. Benedict adopted as its motto.
St. Benedict, the founder of the order, recognized the sacred value of hard work, the notion that through the sweat of our brows and the strength of our arms and backs, we can worship the Creator.
Keeping Cool (Gulp!)
“No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater than central air.” — The demon Azrael in Kevin Smith’s film Dogma
Beer Diplomacy: What Would Jesus Brew?
The Dude Abides, Indeed
Patience may be a virtue, but it’s definitely not my strong suit. I hate to wait. H-A-T-E it.
Water of Life: Wee Man Doesn't Take it for Granted (And Neither Should You)
Travels with Bruce Cockburn: Into the Soul of this World of Wonders
There's roads and there's roads And they call, can't you hear it? Roads of the earth And roads of the spirit . . .
- Bruce Cockburn's "Child of the Wind"
Mali. Mozambique. Central America. The Himalayas. Kosovo.
Witchhunt: I Was in Prison and You Visited Me
Twenty-seven years ago this month, Brenda and Scott Kniffen, a homemaker and an inventory manager of a diesel shop, were arrested and charged with sexually abusing their two young sons, Brian and B
Wendell Berry's Whitefoot
U2's Sacred Pilgrimage: 'I Found Grace, It's All That I Found'
Gender, Genetics, and God
There's Just Something About Madea
The first three screenings of Tyler Perry's new film, Madea Goes to Jail, that I tried to go to last week were sold out. When I finally did get a ticket, I had one of the last single seats in the suburban theater where the 103-minute "dramedy" was playing on two screens simultaneously.