photo (c) Stephanie Nikolopoulos I imagine that all New Yorkers have at least one story involving St. Patrick’s Cathedral, regardless of whether or not they’re Catholic.  I grew up just over the George Washington Bridge, in New Jersey, and the cathedral looms large in my relationship with, and understanding...

My car’s been in the shop for a week now, so I’ve gotten around by taking the bus and walking.  It’s not a bad way to travel in the summer in Seattle, and my three year old has taken to it like a middle-aged man to a Porsche.  She hardly minds waiting at bus stops because she knows...

A few months ago I posted about my training in mixed martial arts and how I reconciled it with my faith. I still don’t have a rationale worked out. But the NYT ran an article about mixed martial arts “ministries” and offered what I thought was a fair critique. The training we offer...