It was my pleasure to write about Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati's second miracle for Word on Fire. His canonization hinges on the healing of a seminarian's Achilles tendon tear—not the kind of injury that seems to call for a miracle. Some ailments—a terminal cancer, a limb slated for amputation—offer no worldly source of hope. The… Read More
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The Power Broker’s Retreat from Reality
I spent my summer maternity leave reading The Power Broker (and taking care of the baby!). I was glad to get to write about Caro's masterpiece for Word on Fire. As Moses makes himself sovereign over parks, power plants, bridges, and housing, he unmakes his ability to steward what he has seized. He becomes both… Read More

Don’t Ask AI to Draw God
I'm at Word on Fire making the case against AI-created devotional art. Each of the children’s books on our “God shelf” has a human hand, heart, and intellect behind it. Each book grew out of the love the author and illustrator had for God, for beauty, and for the little readers to come. Thinking about… Read More