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I’m Speaking in NYC on Fights and Statistics

I have two speaking gigs coming up in New York City, if you’re in town or have friends who are interested in arguments, statistics or both!   Theology on Tap: “Fighting in Good Faith” April 11, 7:30p 121 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036 How to avoid “agreeing to disagree” while still engaging with [Read More...]

Engagement, A Bibliography

On Easter Sunday, my boyfriend proposed to me at Belvedere Castle in Central Park. And I feel the best way to invite you all into my joy is to share the bibliography of our courtship — the favorite books we asked each other to read, the books we read for the first time together, the [Read More...]

Dwelling In Wounds To Hide From Grace

I really enjoyed seeing a broadcast of Kenneth Brannagh’s The Winter’s Tale (and, if the taped version becomes more widely available, I highly recommend it). I’d only seen it once before, and one thing that changed for me when I saw this new one was that I couldn’t simply see Paulina as a pure heroine [Read More...]

7QT: The Peculiar Virtues of Daredevil, Pool Table Mechanics, and Silly Names

— 1 — I didn’t even know that there existed pay-to-play pool tables, but I was really happy to watch this short video on how the machinery inside manages to return the cue ball to you when you sink it, but divert all the other balls to a locked chamber, waiting for the next game.

7QT: Making swords, long eggs, and “curatorially unsound” decisions

— 1 — I already loved A Capella Science’s “Outbound Probe” and now I’ve been dancing around to “LIGO Feel That Space,” a relyricization of “I Can’t Feel My Face” that’s about the discovery of gravitational waves. — 2 — I love nerdy fandoms, but I’m still snickering a little bit at the fact that [Read More...]

Stats & Chat about the primaries with In The Arena

Last week, I was a guest on In The Arena to talk about the aftermath of Super Tuesday and to look ahead to Second Super Tuesday.  (Is that what we’ve agreed to call it? Has anyone reached out to Merry and Pippin for comment?).  You can check out my segment (and my stats) below. And although [Read More...]

Oy gevalt, here’s some spiritual reading

I’m tuckered out from liveblogging last night’s debate for work, so no quick takes this week. Instead, I’d like to send you over to Catherine Addington’s tumblr for an excellent reflection on the Transfiguration.  Here’s the part that really struck me. (The quoted bit is from St. Francis de Sales, the next bit is from [Read More...]

Pinning down *which* error is made in this adultery advice

I love reading Mallory Ortberg at The Toast, and, while I was reading through her chat with Longreads on her favorite advice columns, I wound up reading this response by Ijeoma Oluo to an advice seeker wondering if she was obliged to not be “the other woman” out of solidarity for the wife of the man [Read More...]

7QT: Horror, Lamentation, and Email Management

— 1 — I don’t remember whether I’ve mentioned here that I like using Boomerang to manage my email.  I can write emails ahead of time and have boomerang send them later or schedule an email to turn up in my inbox right when I need it (say, a half hour before the meeting it pertains [Read More...]

Letting Go of the Goal of a Hardcore Lent

I’m at Aleteia today to talk about picking small sacrifices for Lent, and staying open to unplanned, unanticipated disciplines (all of which is hard for me as a big scheduler and organizer!).  Here’s an excerpt: I wanted to find something to give up, or some rule to follow, because as a (still fairly new!) convert, [Read More...]