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In This Season of Lent, I Know One Thing For Sure – I Will Never Be a Nun
I think I was called a long time ago. When I was ten years old, I remember sitting in the car with my childhood friend Susan and her mom before Mass, and out of the blue I blurted, “I am afraid I am... Read More
The Soul of Black Consumerism
Article first published as The Soul of Black Consumerism on Blogcritics. Jayne Dirt over at the Clutch Mag Online has raised a question worth pondering during these waning days of Black History Month:... Read More
Introducing Practical Matters
As the managing editors of Practical Matters journal, we are thrilled to forge this partnership with State of Formation and its readership. Practical Matters is a graduate-student run, transdisciplina... Read More
On Leaving the Cathedral During the Homily – A Heretic’s Lent
My hands shake as I type this, less than an hour since I walked out of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception during Father So-and-so’s homily. I attend Mass once or twice a month, ... Read More
Apply to Become a Memnosyne Interfaith Scholar!
Sponsored by the Memnosyne Foundation, the Memnosyne Interfaith Scholarship is designed to support a graduate student completing advanced research related to interfaith studies, relations and action. ... Read More
Expanding Notions of Justice
As I shook his hand, I thanked him for his work and was about to say more when he posed a gentle challenge. “I listened with interest to your presentation,” he said, “especially the part about c... Read More
Lent – A Season of Mindfulness
Lent is an opportunity to walk mindfully through the wilderness, in order to be more attentive and intentional to our selves and to one another. ... Read More
Culture Shock: Crunchy or Creamy?
After two months of India’s lush cacophony, I return to Minnesota in mid-February. It is unseasonably warm: the temperature hovers around freezing. Coming from the tropics, this is unbearably cold. ... Read More
An Opinion Piece: “Stop Injustice at the Department of Education” By Rabbi Joseph A. Skloot
On January 31, 2012, just a few days ago, my family’s financial plans were unexpectedly upended by the Federal Department of Education. For nearly the last two years, we had planned to enroll in the... Read More