Notre Dame

We had only one day in Paris, pilgrim-starved and threadbare, broke we’d walked to the tomb of a saint, from … More

The Ho-Hum Christmas Blues

Whatever the reason, I’ve turned into one of those adults who were incomprehensible to me as a child: one who’s ambivalent about Christmas.

Last Friday, I went back to the Orthodox Church I’d all but stopped attending. I’m sort of obsessed with the … More

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve heard of her. Her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is … More

I’ve had a hard time getting into Christmas this year. The whole routine seems like the same thing over and … More

It’s Lent. I’ve been trying to keep the fast, but it feels meaningless. I just can’t shake this feeling that … More

I was raised Southern Baptist, among a congregation to whom the idea of fasting was like sackcloth and ashes — … More