Today (July 10) is the 501st birthday of the great Protestant reformer (and my alma mater’s namesake) John Calvin.
Granted, I’m a bit late to the party, since last year was the big celebration of his 500th.
But, it’s still worth celebrating, especially since his ideas and doctrines are getting more popular. (I hesitate to call it […]

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I’ve been thinking a lot in the past year about financial issues - not just because of the recession (which is showing inconsistent signs of improving), but because I’ve been forced to take stock of my own life and the way I manage money.
As someone who, according to some demographers, is part of the Millennial […]

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As you’ve probably guessed, I love to read. (In fact, I get paid to do it.)
And summer is traditionally a time when people make an effort to read more, either for school assignments or just for pleasure.
Lately, I’ve been reading mostly nonfiction, particularly books pertaining to religion in America (both academic-type books and more personal, […]

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Hey, readers!
Yes, I am still alive. It’s just that some technical difficulties have kept me from posting for the past … six months (oy!).
But, they seem to be resolved, so I’m back!
And, yet again, I promise to revamp this site, someday.
For now, though, allow me to catch up on some important things from the first […]

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My friends over at UrbanFaith.com have published a Christmas article I wrote about the children’s book “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and what the church can learn from those awful Herdman kids.
Check it out, and if you’ve found my Web site through that story, please leave a comment and let me know.
Merry Christmas, and in […]

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Only 9 days left until Christmas! (and only three nights left of Hanukkah!)
Happy holidays to one and all, from your very lazy blogger.
I promise that this site will undergo a major revamp in the new decade.
But until then, let’s take some time to talk about how the winter holidays relate to mental illness.
It’s not as […]

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A belated Happy Easter and Happy Passover!
As the U.S. (in fact, the whole world) continues to struggle through the economic downturn, a lot of people are stressed. Financial industry workers are seeking help in greater numbers for depression and alcoholism, as the Times of London reports:
You’re supposed to be a master of the universe, you’re […]

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Hello, folks!
Since it’s already March 2009 (and almost my 28th birthday!), I figured I should post a quick update on my post-Medill life.
I’m back in the great state of New York and back on the copy desk, working at the Times Herald-Record in Middletown (in Orange County in the Hudson Valley, about 90 minutes from […]

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Happy summer!
This will be the end of Millennial Mind in its current version, I’ve decided.
I’m a little more than two months away from finishing my master’s degree and am taking some intense classes this summer, plus looking for a job, so I likely won’t have much time to write (or delete spam).
But, before I go, […]

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I’m back from the FFW, which was fabulous, as always. (Getting to hear Cathleen Falsani describe interviewing Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion was enough to justify all the money I spent on gas - although my carpool buddies were kind and chipped in.)
But two lectures in particular struck a mental-health nerve. One was […]

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