A High-stakes Game
NOTHING MAKES YOU MORE AWARE of your own social privilege than being a White woman raising a Black teenage son. As such, I’ve learned a thing or two about the way the world works. It’s a high-stakes game; one with ...
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Faith and Family for May 22: Sixth Sunday of Easter
Jesus tells the disciples that he will be leaving them soon, but says that he will send the Holy Spirit to be with them.
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Faith and Family for May 15: Fifth Sunday of Easter
In this week's Gospel, Jesus gives the disciples the commandment to love one another. In doing so, he says, people will know that they are his disciples.
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A Mother's Unclaimed Blessings
Stuck to the corkboard next to my desk at home is a stack of coupons. They’re not regular store coupons that I have tacked up there so I don’t forget to use them before they expire.
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Faith and Family for May 8: Fourth Sunday of Easter
On this fourth Sunday of Easter, even though the weekly readings do not reflect it, we celebrate the mother's in our lives, especially Mother Mary.
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The Purest Love
The best way I can describe grandparenting is to say that it is the purest version of God’s love that I can experience this side of heaven.
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Faith and Family for May 1: Third Sunday of Easter
In this week's Gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples for the third time since his Resurrection. He shares a meal with them when they are suddenly blessed with an abundance of fish after having previously caught none.
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