Faith and Family
School in the Age of COVID-19 and Gun Violence
SHORTLY AFTER MOST PARENTS breathed a collective sigh of relief due to the waning concerns of COVID-19 and the numerous challenges it caused with schooling for nearly two years, they were faced with another frightening situation. Every parent’s worst nightmare played out in the horrific massacre of the children and teachers in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, this past June.
Making Peace with ALICE
Ask some 55 million K–12 students what they associate with “Alice,” and you will likely hear “ALICE Training.” This program introduces a protocol that might help students survive the breaching of their school by an armed attacker. The acronym stands ...
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Catholic School or Not?
Long before my husband, Mark, and I had kids, we had discussions about whether we wanted to send them to Catholic or public school.
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The Reality of Climate Anxiety
There is a wide range of definitions for climate anxiety. The one thing that all of the reports and articles agree upon, though, is that it’s real, and it’s not going away anytime soon.
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Faith and Family for August 7: Faithful Servants
This week's Gospel is about preparedness and having our priorities straight.
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Faith and Family for July 31: Parable of the Rich Fool
This week's Gospel tells the story of the rich man who continues to grown both his harvest and the barns in which he stores it. Jesus reminds him, though, that it could all be lost at any time.
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Faith and Family for July 24: The Lord's Prayer
In this week's Gospel, Jesus teaches the disciples how to pray, and provides us with the words for the "Our Father."
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