catapult magazine

The "info-realm" of being

by Rajgopal Nidamboor

A reflection with practical instruction on the potential of "mindfulness meditation" to simplify our inner and outer lives.

Good things from the earth

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

An interview with Krista Bogertman about makeup and personal care.

Cleanliness and cruelty

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

On discovering God in the shower.

Decorating for Lent

by Ellyn Wilkoff

Thoughts on celebrating a season that traditionally constitutes deprivation.

Simplify

by Bill Sytsma

On what a closet-cleaning can teach about spiritual discipline.

Second baptism

by Name withheld

A solitary journey into the woods leads to transformation.

A grim poem

by Jason Panella

A review of the 1974 film Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.

Outside the Camp III

by G.Carol Bomer

Late-night thoughts on feasting and fasting

by Reverend Lawrence W. Farris

Feasting and fasting as the yin and yang of Lent.

?Return to your fortress, O prisoner of hope?

by Naomi R. Wenger

The importance of the spiritual disciplines in helping us become like Christ.

Claiming our history in Lent

by Phil Reinders

Is fear of militant Islam related to a fear of our own collective Christian past?

Adding something for Lent

Women of the ELCA

The Rev. Laura Gentry shares ways of incorporating spiritual disciplines for Lent, rather than giving up lattes and doughnuts.

Dust and Breath

the vg-r project

A meditation on Lent as a time to rediscover our heritage of dust, empowered by our heritage of breath.

Who tests on animals?

National Anti-Vivisection Society

Search the NAVS database for your favorite personal care products and their parent companies to find out more about their record related to animal testing.