Easter last year was a most quiet day. The pandemic had just begun and churches were closed. No one was really thinking about outdoor celebrations or services. We stayed in and went online. It was an incredibly personal Easter: one without the Eucharist or family, but a Pascha that felt more real than ever before. There weren’t the dis...

Since we thought it would only be a few weeks. Getting sent home from the office. Shortages on supplies. Bars and restaurants closing. It’s hard to think back to every touchstone: there were so many, so frequently and often paled quickly. What have we learned? What have I learned? Too much to share right now. But it’s importer to to ma...

I had a lot of anxiety getting my first dose of the COVID vaccine today. It wasn’t about the effects or anything based in conspiracy theories, but if I was doing everything correctly: will I get there too early? Do I have all of my paperwork? Will they not let me in because I accidentally used my personal e-mail address and not my work...

I don’t know if I need another new place to write or share my thoughts, but I’m intrigued by HEY World. Is it a blog? Is it a newsletter? I’m thinking it’s a place to write: letters to friends, letters to people I know, letters to acquaintances, letters to people I don’t know. Personal notes, personal letters. Not blog posts, really, b...