June 2024

Peace sign

Dear Reader: ‘Peace to This House’ 

Francis of Assisi had rather specific instructions for how his brothers should go about their lives.
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Children sit in a Native American boarding school

Trauma and Truth: Native American Boarding Schools

Both the US government and the Catholic Church had a hand in the establishment and operation of Native American boarding schools, where, for nearly a century, thousands of children were sent without their parents’ consent.
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I’d Like to Say: We Need to Stop ‘Othering’

The time-honored practice of labeling and excluding those who differ from us is eating away at our Christian call to love one another. 
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Confronting Ageism 

From the greeting card aisle to the workplace, negative stereotypes about aging abound. This author argues that it’s time to recognize and counter ageism.
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Saint Anthony Is Second to Nobody

Saint Anthony often plays for second with his brother, Saint Francis. But we love them both equally.
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Interceding for One Another

Years ago, when any of my four children would run crying to me because of an injury or a fight, there was a good likelihood that I could make things better.
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Faith and Family: Learn with Me

If there's anything I’m 100 percent certain about, it is the fact that there are so many things I still need to learn more about.
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