“As Travolta says, just stayin' alive” I overhear this amusingly misattributed quote from one of the regulars who hang out at the public square known as the "hub," the transportation and shopping nexus at the northern edge of Mott Haven,…
My second year of service with MVC has helped me understand vulnerability in new ways. I work with hospital chaplains as a Spiritual Care Assistant for Mercy Health in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to this experience in hospital ministry, I mostly…
The New York City subway system is completely unparalleled. During its peak, it carried over six million people daily. Even now, during the COVID era, it carries over two million people every single day. It travels to over 400 stations…
When I think of sources of light in my life, I think of the brightness of the sun on a summer’s day, I think of the flickering of a candle, I think of the dimness of a lamp at my…
Every Holy Thursday I hear the story of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, and I just love it. The humility of Jesus, the intimacy of washing another’s feet, and the shock of the disciples remind me of the…