Thoughts

I write a lot. Essays. Articles. Blog posts. All of them sharing what I’m thinking about. Maybe you think about these things, too.

Fasting and Social Justice
Jeannette de Beauvoir Jeannette de Beauvoir

Fasting and Social Justice

Growth and change never come from a place of comfort, and fasting keeps us uncomfortable, forcing us to think about consumption and privilege.

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This Post Has Nothing to Do with Writing
About The World Jeannette de Beauvoir About The World Jeannette de Beauvoir

This Post Has Nothing to Do with Writing

Holy Week had only just begun when the palms of Sunday gave way to the flames of Notre-Dame de Paris on Monday. I was struck in particular by one of the images, which I’ve attached here, of the cathedral's gargoyles silhouetted against the fire. Gargoyles were meant to be protectors, but on this night they were helpless to protect.

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