Average
It’s a practice I’m pretty average at it But compared to what Or to whom? Take Chomsky, for instance: In the 1990s He said that he spent 20-25 hours a week Writing letters This was…
Category: Correspondence
The Power of Hummus and Hospitality
My friend Lindsey Weston sent me this letter in November of last year. I am happy to share it with you.
Preparing for “Hope and Holiness”–A Letter from Andrew Wimmer
Dear Friends, John Gabriel wrote last week that he plans to meet with the archbishop to gain clarity. As I pointed out in my email to faculty on January 11, there is nothing ambiguous about the…
American Fangs
Dear Carla Twice I read Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram Because of your enthusiastic recommendation I was captivated I was crestfallen Thuy’s diary revealed her commitment Comparable to that…
American Fangs
Dear Carla Twice I read Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram Because of your enthusiastic recommendation I was captivated I was crestfallen Thuy’s diary revealed her commitment Comparable to that…
Note from Claire
“To say ‘silence’ in Spanish, you have to say, ‘yes’ twice. Accept it. Just as it sounds without inquiring into it.” –see-lén-see-oh Claire was recently on a five-day Silent Retreat.
Note from Claire
“To say ‘silence’ in Spanish, you have to say, ‘yes’ twice. Accept it. Just as it sounds without inquiring into it.” –see-lén-see-oh Claire was recently on a five-day Silent Retreat.
You Are My Hero
“… le dur désir de durer…” –Paul Eluard “You are my Hero” Yes, that’s what I inscribed In your copy of The Book of Mev No, I am not putting you on a pedestal Proclaiming…
Let’s Not Wait Till We’re Dead
Over poetry, you didn’t gush. You read it. You read it with the tongue. You lived it. You felt how it moved you, changed you. How it contributed to giving your own life a form,…