An Act of Resistance

Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

A few months ago, Ivy and I decided to create a BFJN podcast. There were a lot of reasons why this format really fit with the mission and vision of BFJN, where we were as an organization and where we hoped to be – we talk about that some in the first podcast so go...

Loving our neighbor in the midst of gun violence

Apr 5, 2023 | Justice

Since the Nashville school shooting which left 6 victims dead, we have had 7 mass shootings in the US. A mass shooting is generally defined as an event where 3 or more people are shot in one incident (excluding the perpetrator) at one location at roughly the same...

Learning from Assisi

Mar 27, 2023 | Uncategorized

In a world with seemingly endless distractions and modern “conveniences” that make us constantly accessible to friends, our jobs and even strangers there is a danger in romanticizing the faith and practices of those who lived in other times and places which appear to...

My kingdom go

Mar 2, 2023 | Uncategorized

I have recently been reading Richard Rohr for a Christian Simplicity class I am in.  What a blessing and privilege to “have to” read so many insightful, provocative, wise Christian thinkers! There is so much in Rohr’s Eager to Love that I have found challenging and...

Housing Justice

Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

You may have noticed it was a little cold recently – we broke the kind of records you don’t really want to break. Hitting new lows in Boston and elsewhere. Ivy (BFJN’s associate director) and I had the immense privilege of taking a retreat this past weekend.  We went...