Author - Sister Laurie Brink, O.P.

Sister Laurie Brink, O.P. is a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa and associate professor of New Testament studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She most recently contributed to a new edition of Biblical Foundations of Spirituality: Touching a Finger to the Flame (Rowman & Littlefield).

All mothers stand at the cross with Mary

Sister Laurie Brink, O.P.

How to love your enemy in times of crisis

Sister Laurie Brink, O.P.

To quote my mother, “The world is going to hell in a handbasket.” And if current events are any indication, Mom may be right. On August 12, 2017, a young...

Palm Sunday: An unnamed woman and her prophetic act at Bethany

Sister Laurie Brink, O.P.

I have no memory. Every Palm Sunday I join the parade of parishioners, waving palm branches and singing “Hosanna” as we process into church. Each year, I am...

In praise of the ‘good enough’ family

Sister Laurie Brink, O.P.

I’ve never liked Norman Rockwell. It is not because of his artistic abilities that I do not like him, but because of his subject matter. I am particularly...

Author - Sister Laurie Brink, O.P.

All mothers stand at the cross with Mary

How to love your enemy in times of crisis

Palm Sunday: An unnamed woman and her prophetic act at Bethany

In praise of the ‘good enough’ family

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