There comes a moment when something clicks. At a book club or a Bible study. In a carpool circle or a coffee shop. A connection is made, and a gathering turns into a group, taking on a life of its own. 

I’m beginning the new year with a clean office. It seems a good place to start, a practical way to set me up for any other resolutions I make.

There is an art and a science to slow living. This summer I’m trying to learn both.

When Pope Francis talks about evangelization, his poster child may well be an immigrant in North Dakota.