The Giving of Thanks

The Giving of Thanks

This used to be my favorite holiday.  As a child who always bristled at and bucked against her Catholic upbringing, I really appreciated the coziest of the secular holidays. I enjoyed the shared preparation, the days of good smells coming from the kitchen, the...
Returning the Pie Plate

Returning the Pie Plate

I was in the grocery store recently picking up a couple things for a pie (chocolate pudding, whipped cream, crust from scratch) I had promised a coworker. He had helped me out when I was without a car and therefore didn’t have a way to get to work, and I wanted to...
What is Care?

What is Care?

“‘Care’ is also a social capacity and activity involving the nurturing of all that is necessary for the welfare and flourishing of life. Above all, to put care centre stage means recognising and embracing our interdependencies.” — The Care Collective So. Much....
Rededicating Ourselves to an Enduring Peace

Rededicating Ourselves to an Enduring Peace

Today Veterans Day is observed in the United States. In between calling for a #ceasefire, educating on colonial and imperial oppression, and holding space to radically imagine worlds where peace is precious and always treated as such, it wasn’t easy to find the...