The Art of Graceful Waiting
The epidemic of despair in the university points to the basic human need for something more than the merely physical—something just out of sight and beyond our reach. By Colm O’Shea
“How Difficult It Is to Remain Just One Person”
Czeslaw Milosz’s long wait in exile ended in a triumphant homecoming—but not before cleaving his life, and self, in two. By Atar Hadari
Answers in the Wind
Bob Dylan’s music wrestled with good and evil throughout his career, but his 1967 track “All Along the Watchtower” carries a heavy warning for those who wait passively in the face of coming disaster. By Toby Jaffe
Balancing in the Dark
Waiting for something you’re not even sure will happen presents a unique challenge—and opportunity—to embrace the here and now. By Leslie Gelzer-Govatos
Twin A
A mixture of poetry and prose mirror author Amit Majmudar’s twin sons, one born healthy and one with a life-threatening heart defect.
How to Use the Book of Common Prayer
A beginner’s guide to the Book of Common Prayer is also a celebration of the traditions and structures of prayer, and an invitation into communion.
The Knife Thrower’s Girl
In The Knife Thrower’s Girl, Naomi Mulvihill explores the commonplace convergence of what brings us joy, and what leads to death.
I Am a Churchgoer
A few of the reasons why a professor and poet keeps going to church. By Mischa Willett