Next to Godliness: Finding the Sacred in Housekeeping

"I've always sought solace in cleaning.... As my husband and I packed up our apartment and cleaned the profound dust of the Twin Towers from our books and pillows, we used this shared ritual as an opportunity to reflect and heal. As my neighbor once said, 'Cleaning house is my church.’"—from the Introduction

Be they our kitchens after a meal or our communities after a crisis, we all face the times...