How My Church Community Pulled Me out of Depression
I stood outside of the Wesley United Methodist Church on the corner of Fentworth Blvd in Franklin Square, NY. I reached for the doorknob with…
Spirituality
No Right Way to Pray: Letting Go of My Misconceptions About Prayer
If you had asked me in my 20s how important prayer was to me, I would have ranked it pretty low. I grew up understanding…
What I Learned When I Sold (Nearly) All of My Belongings
About a year ago, I decided to leave my comfortable job as a teacher to become a full-time graduate student. For me, this meant that…
5 Ways to Stay Spiritually Connected During the Coronavirus Crisis
It’s safe to say that 2020 hasn’t exactly looked like most of us expected. Even if you haven’t been physically affected by the coronavirus pandemic,…
4 Modern-Day Spiritual Gurus
If you grew up within an organized religion, you were probably offered a buffet of spiritual figures to emulate. As a Catholic, I had a…
A Small Spiritual Space: How to Set up a Home Altar That Works for You
Last year, my toddler started wanting to go to church every day after daycare. I loved that he wanted to spend time at church outside…
Using Lent to Be the Best Version of Myself
I’ve always made an effort to leave the season of Lent as a better Christian and a better person overall. After experiencing plenty of Lents…
How I Finally Gave Myself Permission to Slow Down
I am, by nature, a high-energy person. I used to see my own busyness as a sort of virtue. I’d tell myself that there’s nothing…
Giving Up and Giving Away: Two Sides of the Lenten Coin
When I consider Lent, the first question that comes to mind is “what should I give up?” Though abstaining from meat, chocolate, alcohol or one…
Beyond Giving up Sugar: Why I’m Doing More This Lent
As a cradle Catholic, I grew up being told every year around February or March that I had to “give something up” for Lent. As…
