The Harbor Blog
Musings on theology, justice, and pop culture.
New posts every Wednesday (except for weeks of major US holidays).
The Discomfort of Being a Guest
What happens when you visit a space expecting to bear witness, but instead find yourself being challenged to examine what it means to enter someone else’s space—and what it feels like not to be the person who gets to set the terms?
Can the Pope be political?
As the head of a church and the head of a state (Vatican City), Pope Leo’s message is consistent with hundreds of years of theology on war; that wars are not something anyone should be quick to start or slow to end.
Two guest speakers you don’t want to miss
Join us to hear from the frontlines of resistance.
Celebration is resistance
“There’s not a saviour that’s going to come around and upend the tables of corruption, not a person, but perhaps a collective could.”—Kevin Garcia
Checking in on our friends
Can we agree that checking in on our loved ones and reminding them we love them can be enough?
LA Fires: A devastating week
As these disasters often do, they intersect with the environment, government, and marginalized people.