A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
Kaya Oakes
Kaya Oakes, a contributing writer for America, teaches writing at the University of California, Berkeley. Her fifth book, The Defiant Middle, will be released in the fall of 2021.
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Overlooking prophets in our midst
A Reflection for Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
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Why God is on the side of suffering women like Hagar
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
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Forgiveness is relational
A Reflection for Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
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How to use metaphors in prayer (and how not to)
Reflection for the Sixth Wednesday of Easter, by Kaya Oakes
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Willie Nelson’s Amazing Grace
Willie Nelson might not be the first person who comes to mind when you think of a “Christian musician.” But he has long talked about his admiration for the teachings of Jesus.
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Faith in the face of chaos
A Reflection for Thursday of the Second Week of Easter, by Kaya Oakes
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A righteous man: How St. Joseph radiates goodness in silence
A Reflection for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, by Kaya Oakes
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We love to overcomplicate prayer. It’s simpler than we realize.
A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week of Lent, by Kaya Oakes
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Review: God doesn’t make us sick or well. So what is faith’s role in the face of illness?
To face potential mortal illness with wry humor and a taste for the ironic takes a delicate touch, but that is what the United Church of Christ pastor and writer Molly Baskette does in her new book.