Voices
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.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
FaithScripture Reflections
Reflection for the Sixth Wednesday of Easter, by Kaya Oakes
Arts & CultureMusic
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.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Thursday of the Second Week of Easter, by Kaya Oakes
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, by Kaya Oakes
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week of Lent, by Kaya Oakes
Arts & CultureBooks
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.