catapult magazine

Items tagged story

• Naming the space

  A hand-me-down table was just the beginning?

• Jesus Christ, hero

  Breaking through the overuse of the term reveals a less abused meaning.

• Fragments of a sort of Midwestern hagiography

  Sometime the saint is in our blood.

• Late night thoughts on a personal saint

  Over a monthly meal, a friendship and a lifetime influence is cultivated.

• Grandma

  On a loving example of acceptance and joy.

• Redefining grace

  A review of The Woodsman.

• Experiments in photography

  How books of ?perfect? photos from special events gave way to reveling in the beauty of the ordinary.

• The power of presence

  A review of the German film Rosenstrasse, set during the successful women?s protest in Nazi Germany.

• The price of postage

  Moving beyond legalistic environmentalism to attentive stewardship.

• Have you heard the news?

  On what happens when the kidnapping of Christian peace activists in Iraq meets the interpretation of a conservative radio pundit.

• Confessions of a Fundamentalist Librarian

  An account of maturing in discernment.

• Holy commitment

  Travels in Tibet reveal some of the lessons that the practice of Buddhism can teach Christians.

• Leaving home to go home

  A story of certainty and doubt on the path toward God.

• Grieving in community

  A review of Alison McGhee's Shadow Baby with a list of other books that have proved helpful after a loss.

• Top Ten re: vegetables

  A personal history told from the field, table, freezer, mouth and memory.

• Top Ten re: nature

  Memories travel over all kinds of terrain.

• Top Ten re: water

  Such a powerful symbol appears often in our memories.

• Standing on the docks

  On the top ten in television.

• The good fight

  An exploration of how we wrestle with the influences of our upbringing.

• The nature of humanity

  Werner Herzog?s documentary Grizzly Man turns a man who wants to turn into a bear into a tragic hero instead.

• A hidden self

  Reading the patterns of childhood in the adults we become.

• Anxiety in search of love

  A review of Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine.

• A grim poem

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

• The miracle and tragedy of the yellow duckling

  Thoughts on growing up from one who is still engaged in the process.

• Kissing and telling

  On what our own teen experiences can teach us about being adults in the lives of teen-agers.

• The other side of the bridge, or ?2 Good 2 Be 4 Gotten?

  A high school reunion inspires reflection about change and growing up.

• There are no heretics here

  Apparently, "truth is stranger than it used to be" in today's college classrooms.

• Rich mom, poor mom--all in one

  Thinking about abundance in a new way inspires a new and evolving vision for relationships.

• Paths lead here

  On how the Centennial Park Gazebo in Holland, Michigan, became engraved into a life story.

• Audio community

  A review of Susan Enan's five-song EP.