Faith and Family

A Racial Reality Check

FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a middle-aged, White woman who lives in a predominantly White area. I am privileged in ways that I probably don’t even comprehend. As a mom, I have never had to have “the talk” with my son ...
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Faith and Family for September 26: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This week, we listen to the Gospel story from the book of Mark in which Mark tells the disciples that "whoever is not against us is for us."
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Faith and Family for September 19: The Greatest in the Kingdom

This week, we hear Jesus tell the disciples, “whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me."
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Faith and Family for September 12: The First Prediction of the Passion

In this week's Gospel, Jesus asks the disciples who they think he is and then proceeds to predict his passion for the first time.
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Overlooked Ministries

All too often, we fail to recognize those in the less-than-visible jobs. But try to imagine your life if there were no people to fill those roles.
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Faith and Family for September 5: The Healing of a Deaf Man

In this week's Gospel, we listen to the story of Jesus' healing of the man who was deaf.
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A Different View of 9/11

I wasn’t alive for 9/11. My mom was three months pregnant with me when the events of 9/11 took place. From my perspective, 9/11 seems like the distant past, much like the other important events that have happened in American history.  
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