I had the enormous pleasure of presenting this class on "Building Our Compassion Muscles" for my alma mater Davidson College. If you've been needing a little bit more compassion in your life, either for yourself or other people, I hope you'll tune in and practice some strength exercises that will help us all become a little bit more compassionate Read More
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Denying Abortion Coverage Is Not a Religious Value
Co-authored with Sheila Katz and Sara Hutchinson Ratcliffe As leaders of organizations that represent countless people of faith across the nation, we want to set the record straight: We are people of faith and we are pro-choice. We believe in the dignity and worth of all people, and that belief drives our commitment to ensuring universal access Read More
God’s Song in a Strange Land: 2020 Mother’s Day Tribute
by Cari Jackson and Katey Zeh Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Inspired by: How shall we sing God's song in a strange land? (Psalm 137:4) How do we honor Mothers in this pandemicWhen many Mothers are dying without their loved ones nearAnd Others are grieving dying children they cannot touch?How do we sing God's song in this Read More
Take your dinner to go.
I just wanted to have a nice dinner. I’ll spare you the details, but while on a family vacation, I ended up saying this to a random person I got stuck next to at dinner one night, “I really don’t need you to explain the history of Christianity to me.” I’m not one to start fights, but I sure to get invited to a lot of them. They're hard to Read More
What is Reproductive Loss?
What is reproductive loss?I did all the Googling. I looked in the books I have about reproductive health and rights. I couldn't find a good definition. So, I created my own. "Reproductive loss is an inclusive term for any experience of grief in a person’s life related to their reproductive health, fertility, the outcomes of a pregnancy, or the Read More
Mary Magdalene Revealed
I’ve never been good at sitting still. When I get my hair trimmed, my stylist has to manually tip my head multiple times. Otherwise I’d end up with an unfortunate asymmetrical style. So on Saturday when I heard that cringe-inducing “pop” of my ankle rolling out of place, I knew what I was in for: an unwelcome time of rest and Read More
Time to shimmy out of that old skin.
The morning of New Year's Day, bleary-eyed and half-asleep, I was out walking my dog when I ran into a neighborhood kid carrying her puppy Chevy home. “Happy new year!” I said. “Did you make it to midnight?” “Yeah,” she said. “I had to help my pet snake shed his skin.” Well, that was just about the last thing I Read More
Who Will Be Our Rachel Now?
“What’s wrong, mama?” My four-year-old daughter and I were riding in the back seat while my husband drove us home after a run to the hardware store. I was scrolling mindlessly on my iPhone when I felt myself gasp. Rachel Held Evans had died at age 37. The news was like a pummeling fist – I couldn’t seem to catch my breath. I felt gutted by Read More
This abortion clinic is blessed.
The other day, I joined clergy from many faiths in a worship service that, like many others, featured poetry, music, ritual and prayer. But this service was different. Its purpose was to bring blessings on a reproductive health clinic that provides abortions. With their presence as well as their prayers, 10 diverse faith leaders proclaimed what Read More
Interview on The West Wing Weekly
I had the pleasure of joining Hrishikesh Hirway of The West Wing Weekly podcast to discuss faith, reproductive rights, and my new book Women Rise Up: Sacred Stories of Resistance for Today's Revolution. My interview starts at 26 minutes. Read More