hope

  • Haunted by Hope

    The Regular Contributors to WIT are participating in a round table series, titled “Haunted.” This series will appear every (or every other) week throughout the Fall 2024 semester. Each current contributor to the blog will spend some time reflecting on… Continue reading

    Haunted by Hope
  • Advent – agious

    Content Note: This post contains a discussion of child loss. Discretion is advised for readers who are sensitive to topics of this nature. For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given;And the government will be upon… Continue reading

    Advent – agious
  • Remember, Remember the 6th of December

    Today is a day of remembrance. [Content note: This post discusses a violent incident against women involving guns] I want to begin by remembering these names: Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz… Continue reading

    Remember, Remember the 6th of December
  • Healing and Reconciliation: the hope after injustice

    WIT is happy to publish another guest post from Nancy Blackman.  You can read her first post for WIT here.  She describes herself in the following way: “I love all things food like a female version of Anthony Bourdain. I… Continue reading

    Healing and Reconciliation: the hope after injustice
  • A Catholic Pope, A Protestant King, and Hope for God’s Impossible Future

    One of the most incredible moments of Pope Francis’s stay here in the United States occurred when he selected Martin Luther King, Jr. as among the “greatest Americans”—but not just for the reason one might think. Yes, his decision to… Continue reading

    A Catholic Pope, A Protestant King, and Hope for God’s Impossible Future
  • Hares, not Hedgehogs: The Vocation of the Theologian

    A note: The following post is part of an inter-blog series on “the vocation of the theologian,” sponsored by Emerging Theologians in connection with this weekend’s meeting of the College Theology Society. Emerging Theologians is an international network of early-career… Continue reading

  • Hope in the Storm-Tossed Church

    This is a long post—about twice the length of the papers my students recently wrote, in fact. But it’s about what sustains me through the difficulties of being a critical Catholic woman, and I hope it’s helpful to some of… Continue reading