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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Teaching Kids About Love
Watch wife and mom Patty Crawford talk about ways she and her husband provide an example of love for their children.
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Faith and Family for March 7: Third Sunday of Lent
This week we mark the third Sunday of Lent and hear the Gospel story of Jesus' cleansing of the temple.
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Rethinking Lent
Like many parents of young children, it’s rare for me to get a good night’s sleep. Our first child came to us through adoption, and since he was nearly a year old, I naively thought he would sleep through the ...
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Faith and Family for February 28: Second Sunday of Lent
This week, we hear about Jesus going up on the mountain where he was transfigured before three of his disciples.
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Respecting Each Other’s Boundaries
For as long as my son and daughter have been old enough to understand language, my wife and I do not touch the kids without asking first. We do not touch them without their consent.
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Faith and Family for February 21: The First Sunday of Lent
This week's Gospel recounts Jesus' 40 days in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil.
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