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January 25, 2015

Repelling Evil with Something Lovelier in a World of Hurt

Written by Omid Safi

How can we recover virtue and integrity in a world of insult and violence? And how do we respond? A commentary from a man searching for models of illumination and compassion who bring light into the world — and finding them in Dr. Du Bois and the Prophet Muhammad.

April 23, 2015

Other Worlds Await You

Written by Omid Safi

How do we sit with suffering? A lyrical pondering on how things fall apart — and worlds open anew.

July 30, 2015

Vastness of the Universe, Greatness of the Human

Written by Omid Safi

Extraordinary images of Pluto reveal the vastness and mystery that lies beyond. Omid Safi revels in it all, weaving together the poetry of Rumi and Rabi'a with the "celestial realities mirrored in the human heart."

October 1, 2015

Her Father’s Daughter

Written by Omid Safi

When teaching about 9/11 and the dignity of all lives, a professor encounters a student in class who lost her father in the World Trade Center attacks. Her kind response is a reminder that we must sometimes reconcile our advocacy for, and anger towards, others with compassion for our fellow human beings.

December 31, 2015

Praise Song for Wide Open Spaces

Written by Omid Safi

Untamed, wild beauty kindles a yearning and an awe that few man-made structures can, even the most sacred churches, mosques, or temples. Our resident bard with a praise song for the wide open spaces that beckon us to open our hearts to all people and things before us.

April 14, 2016

Shine a Light on the Good and Beautiful

Written by Omid Safi

We so often highlight acts of hostility and hate, but we have a tougher time amplifying the good. Omid Safi appeals to our collective power to undermine hatred by elevating the good and the beautiful.

June 23, 2016

How Can I Love You Better?

Written by Omid Safi

Fueled by a Vietnamese Zen master's question, Omid Safi waxes lyrical on the many ways we need to be loved and need to love others in a time of turmoil and uncertainty.

December 15, 2016

If Community Were A Safe Place To Fall Apart

Written by Omid Safi

Witnessing the divorce of his friends, our columnist remembers the rituals of celebration. But, what would it be like to have similar rituals of support when things fall apart?

March 23, 2017

What Flying Can Teach Us About Rising Above the Turbulence

Written by Omid Safi

When turbulence strikes, we must rise above to find a place of calm.

June 7, 2017

Our Bodies Are Means by Which We Live Out Our Faith

Written by Omid Safi

After a medical condition changed the way he observes Ramadan, Omid reflects on what he misses about the embodied experience of the fast — and the inner, spiritual fast he takes on now to live out the holy season.

October 11, 2017

How to Reach Out to Someone Who Is Struggling

Written by Omid Safi

Asking for help in hard times can be difficult, sometimes accompanied by shame. Our columnist offers practical tools for sharing and lifting the burdens of loved ones who have fallen on hard times.

January 10, 2018

Comfort Food for the Soul

Written by Omid Safi

Winter’s coldness has Omid Safi searching for warmth in his mother’s lentil soup — and asking what it means to find comfort and nourishment in each other. He shares the recipe and some food for thought.

September 8, 2014

What Are the Ten Books That Have Shaped You?

Written by Omid Safi

Lists can be fun. How about we create a community of learning and sharing for continued growth!

March 20, 2015

Persian New Year at the White House

Written by Omid Safi

The spring festival of Nowruz and an invitation from the First Lady allow our columnist to see the White House as “the people’s house” and a place that honors the diversity — and promise — of America.

August 6, 2015

A Frozen Moment and an America Yet To Be

Written by Omid Safi

The prophetic voice is one that challenges, adapts, and evolves alongside history. Omid Safi reminds us of the sermon Dr. King never gave and invites us to live up to his hopeful invitation to create an America that is yet to be.

February 25, 2016

There Is No “Other” America

Written by Omid Safi

Challenged by Donald Trump's recent fear-mongering, Omid Safi asks us to look deeply into our history and ourselves and find the courage to save our democratic experiment.

July 21, 2016

The White Walkers of White Supremacy

Written by Omid Safi

Drawing on the walking undead from "Game of Thrones," Omid Safi comments on the stubborn disease of white supremacy, and on resisting its spread with the resilience of kinship and kindness.

December 2, 2016

The Means of Justice Must Match Its Ends

Written by Omid Safi

In our pursuit of justice, we must cling to what illuminates the darkness and keep the pain and indignation that fuel us from hardening to hatred.

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