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Author Archives: Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes

Room at the Table

March 23, 2018by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

Where we live, its fish-fry season. If you live in the Americas, Europe, or Australia, you might also notice Friday fish-n-chip specials or the filet-o-fish featured at McDonalds. If you […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

Waiting in the Dark

December 3, 2017by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

Happy New Year! Advent is upon us again. In preparation for the season, I had the opportunity to sit down with Pastor Jason Miller of South Bend City Church to talk at length about the history and practices […]

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The Heart of Faith

#metoo

October 18, 2017by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 5 Comments

But of course…me too. This month’s scandal of a powerful man, Harvey Weinstein, using that power to manipulate, harass, and assault women spread beyond the safe confines of the online […]

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On Anything and Everything

Learning from the Lives of Others

October 3, 2017by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 2 Comments

A previous post of mine was a confession that I fear chaos, I fear the brokenness of this world that seems to threaten at every term. Coupled with this is the […]

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Tough Questions

A New Story

August 18, 2017by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

I recently got to be the keynote speaker for Saints and Scholars on the importance of literature for the church. As part of that, I found myself contemplating the story […]

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Spirituality for the Rest of Us

What do you want to be when you grow up?

June 26, 2017by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

“What do you want to be when you grown up?” This question is the favorite for primary school programs and end-of-academic year reflection. The wording gets nuanced as you get […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

Deeper Magic

April 11, 2017by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 2 Comments

The dripping blood our only drink, The bloody flesh our only food: In spite of which we like to think That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood— Again, in […]

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The Heart of Faith

Nunc Dimittis…

February 6, 2017by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 4 Comments

Simeon was born on February 2nd, 2014 and died 40 minutes later. My friends were very excited for his birth—they had both lost a parent earlier in the year and […]

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Spirituality for the Rest of Us

A Gift Half Understood

December 29, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

But to apprehend The point of intersection of the timeless With time, is an occupation for the saint – No occupation either, but something given And taken, in a lifetime’s […]

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The Heart of Faith

Christmas (and shopping) for others

December 26, 2016by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 2 Comments

December 26th, what is Boxing Day in Commonwealth countries is known affectionately in America as the “Day After Christmas,” as in “The Day After Christmas Sales.” It is, traditionally, a […]

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