Friends, my season here as a columnist is coming to a close. Today is my time to say goodbye. It has been a deep honor and a wide joy to share this space with you over the last five years.

The bloom of flowers and buzz of insects have returned to my corner of the world. Their arrival brings joy. I like to think they

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact,

With the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the world lost a path-breaking and courageous religious leader. While some Mennonites might have reservations about

The following remarks were ­given April 5 at a Hands Off! rally in Albany, N.Y. It is estimated that 6,000 people attended the rally, one

Landback is the process of returning land to Indigenous peoples. Returning land is important because Indigenous peoples are systematically excluded from land ownership — the

Dear FATHER, IN WHOM I try to believe, my heart feels muddled and squished, like a stress ball in a clammy hand. My mind is

In April, my family and I were invited to a Seder meal, a Jewish ritual that commemorates Passover. It was lovely, and throughout the readings,

There were more than 5,000 hungry people at the unplanned ­picnic. Five thousand people but nary a bite of food. How could this be?  A