Miraculous Thinking (#772)

My son Oliver and I were taking a campus tour of Boston College this past week when I came across an interview with Father Michael Himes, a Catholic priest who is a part of the theology faculty there: “Father Himes says that he long ago determined the futility of trying to direct a particular message at the diverse needs of his listeners…

Mind Turtles (#770)

In 1990, I was visiting Hawaii for the first time when a group of overzealous new friends from around the world convinced me to come with them to watch the sunrise over what they promised me was the most primal place on earth…