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 November 22: Judgment of the Nations

When the Son of Man comes, this week's Gospel tells us, the nations will be separated based on what they did to help those in need.
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Faith and Family for November 15: Parable of Talents

This week's Gospel reading is about the parable of the talents, in which the servant who buried his talent is admonished, while the one who shared his is praised.
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Faith and Family for November 8: Parable of the Ten Virgins

This week's Gospel story recounts Jesus telling the disciples that the Kingdom of Heaven is like 10 virgins going out to meet their bridegrooms.
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What My Dad Taught Me about Voting

Before I lost my dad this past summer, every time I would step off the elevator at the nursing home to head to his room I would hear the familiar sound of his television blaring one of the many news programs ...
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Why Journal?

Author Terry Hershey talks about the benefits of putting pen, crayon, marker, or any other writing instrument to paper and capturing what we're going through at that moment.
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Faith and Family for November 1: The Beatitudes

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
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