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 March 28: Palm Sunday

This Sunday, we leave behind the season of Lent and carry all that we have learned into Holy Week.
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The Gift of Shared Suffering

This family is grateful that together they have learned to lean into the hard and find good even there.
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Faith and Family for March 21: Fifth Sunday of Lent

In this week's Gospel, Jesus uses the example of a grain of wheat to remind us how to live our best life.
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Teach Me to Pray: Baby’s First Prayers at Bedtime

This mom is starting the practice of bedtime prayers with her young son. The process is helping her, too.
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Faith and Family for March 14: Fourth Sunday of Lent

In this week's Gospel, Jesus tells Nicodemus that everyone who believes in the Son of God will have eternal life.
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Hitting the Pandemic Wall

Last March, when the world shut down as the COVID-19 pandemic began to ramp up, the reality of being forced to stay at home didn’t disturb me. My more extroverted children and friends were not coping well. I, however, just ...
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