The Bay of Thailand, next to magical Prachuap Khiri Khan. Misadventure and delight in a sleepy fishing village I stood waist-deep in the crystalline sea, my finger-tips slowly moving through the water. Across the horizon to my left and to my right, the soft curves of Ao Manao Bay’s rocky hills wrapped me in a …
“Our communities must learn to forgive each other” July 12, 2016, Call To Action's Just Church blog “We’ll have no talk of a 'God of love' in this courtroom because we’re trying to kill this kid.” – Prosecution Attorney to Sr. Helen Prejean during the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Sr. Helen Prejean began …
Chris Hedges reminds us that in the face of the sadness of the world, art will always hold us to our humanity and will always create the love and community which we all seek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5h7glnxXgA
On May 7, 2013 I flew from Chicago to Nebraska to give this eulogy for my dear Grandma Wilma. It was one of the most important things I've been able to do in my life. She was, without exaggeration the most loving, classy, beautiful and warm person I have ever known. I'm thrilled to have …
Sophie Vodvarka Chicago-Based Freelance Writer 