WandaVision is an ambitious offering from the Marvel Industrial Complex, but it falls short of its potential. I reviewed the show for Mere Orthodoxy (in a way I hope was comprehensible even to non-watchers!). The show is ultimately about the consequences of the stories we tell about our lives. The show uses the heightened style… Read More
Tag: grief
Discernment in Plague-Times
I wrote at First Things on Kristen Lavransdatter as a primer for living a life of Christian service and witness in a pandemic. It was intended, among other things, as a rejoinder to the idea that sheltering in place was cowardice. Someday when our children ask us “What did you do during the coronavirus pandemic?,” it won’t… Read More
Discussing my Miscarriage on Morning Glory
Gloria Purvis and the Morning Glory team at EWTN had me on as a guest to talk about my miscarriage and the tremendous grace I received through other mothers who had lost their children. These mothers were Christ to me, offering me their own wounds to me as gifts, living out His transfiguration. I come… Read More