“Reminders to “be kind,” or the hope for a quiet life with just enough creature comforts and just enough distraction are understandable. But they are simply not enough.”
Holly Taylor Coolman
Holly Taylor Coolman is an assistant professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island.
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Want to be a better parent? Think like a mapmaker.
New models of parenting can expand our imagination about this important work.
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What makes a parish successful? Hint: It is not a particular liturgical style
What is it that draws so many people to a church’s pews week after week?
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The 12 things pro-lifers must do if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Overturning Roe v. Wade is not enough. Here are 12 steps pro-lifers should take to support women and children.
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White parents adopting Black kids raises hard questions. We can all learn from them.
Racial identity shapes people’s lives in a thousand and one ways, writes Holly Taylor Coolman, who describes the challenges for white parents adopting a Black or biracial child.
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This Easter, rediscover the art of feasting.
There is something that I am reminded of when we gather at our family table: the church’s practice of feasting.
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How do we stay spiritually fit in a time of coronavirus?
Self-denial is a kind of training. What we are aiming for is the spiritual athleticism that equips us to meet the demands that will come.
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My teenagers were exposed to coronavirus. Here’s what our family has learned under self-quarantine.
We have tried to live out concern for those around us, but it turned out that we could not begin to outdo them in generosity.
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Understanding Trump supporters in an age of winner-take-all politics
Those who oppose Mr. Trump can make the case that supporters should change their minds, writes Holly Taylor Coolman, but to make this case glibly or derisively is to ignore political realities.
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Seven claims about what’s at stake in the Age of Trump
Holly Taylor Coolman writes that her pro-life views, empathy for some Republican voters and unease with polarization has complicated her early and consistent opposition to Donald Trump.