The 1958 diaries of Dorothy Day (1987-1980) capture glimpses of Day’s appreciation for land and the natural world. Her continuous indications of the weather and temperature, her love for the farm, and her peaceful visits to the beach reiterate that she had a deep connection to the land and natural world (Day 1958). These were … Continue reading Dorothy Day’s Appreciation for Gardening and the Natural World: Implications for Teen Mental Health
LOL! Laughter Opening Liminal Space/Thresholds: Comedy and Celebration in Liminal Journey
I was sitting at my desk in geometry class as a sophomore in high school at about the age of sixteen, struggling to understand a new mathematical language embracing spatial intelligence, when I began daydreaming. Many of us can recall our minds, if we were to be honest, wandering into a new stream of consciousness … Continue reading LOL! Laughter Opening Liminal Space/Thresholds: Comedy and Celebration in Liminal Journey
Never Forget the Rich Young Man: The Liminality of Religious Faith Among Young People
The most beautiful and profound emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all true science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. To know that what is impenetrable to us … Continue reading Never Forget the Rich Young Man: The Liminality of Religious Faith Among Young People
Play with Me
As a high school and adjunct theology teacher for 15 years, my teaching philosophy is constantly changing because the question remains: How do I best empower my students to become better human beings and better theologians, while at the same time becoming a better “brother’s/sister’s keeper” myself? As this year is about to begin, and … Continue reading Play with Me
Correlating Writings of Dorothy Day and Thomas Groome: There Will be Faith
Thomas Groome rightfully asserts that “all statistics indicate a significant falling away from the practice of faith” (2011, 7). There are many reasons for this, yet Groome further explains that “all the disenchantment of our age will not obliterate the innate human disposition for the spiritual or religious” (10) and because of this “informing and … Continue reading Correlating Writings of Dorothy Day and Thomas Groome: There Will be Faith
Liminal Theology 