Three huge bags of baby clothes! My baby is 25. Why have I saved these things?
Valerie Schultz
Valerie Schultz is a freelance writer, a columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and the author of Till the Moon Be No More: The Grit and Grace of Growing Older. She lives on the Oregon Coast.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What your mom wants (and doesn’t want) this Mother’s Day
In my unofficial survey of mothers, not a single mother mentioned gifts as part of a perfect Mother’s Day.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
From the Gospels to Elizabeth Warren, women nevertheless persist
Stories of persistent women abound in the Gospels.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
God, why the common cold?
When I persist in wondering “why,” I remind myself that Jesus knows all about this kind of contemplation.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Becoming a Sunday Crybaby: How I rediscovered the beauty of Mass
I might have come in wounded, but during Mass I am healed and made whole.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
When grief sneaks up on you in the grocery store
My parents found ways to make each other miserable towards the end of their marriage, but they also had times of deep love.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
This is the day I will remember as the day I finally broke up with my parish.
We’ve been together for decades, but I’ve finally broken up with my parish.
Posted inIn All Things
Do you suffer from spiritual Imposter Syndrome?
We who write about God are probably least helpful when we think we are most profound.
Posted inIn All Things
In prison, the presence of God is palpable.
The God of second chances is a strong figure in prison.
Posted inIn All Things
‘Sell everything you have’: just as hard as it sounds
The rich young man is the only person in the Gospels who does not heed a direct call from Jesus.