A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Valerie Schultz
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.
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Joe Biden made room for the next generation. Baby Boomers should do the same.
The realization that a younger person is more fit, more alert, more capable, more relevant, more suited to the job one has long done is not fun. We baby boomers can relate.
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The Symptoms of Long Marriage
It has come to my attention, after careful research, that my husband and I might be exhibiting all the signs of a condition we’ll call Long Marriage. Maybe you have it, too.
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Thinking and not thinking of God
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
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Lifelong learners of love
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr, by Valerie Schultz
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On May Day, we pray for the workers among us
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Valerie Schultz
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My daughter told me to give up criticizing myself for Lent. Thank God she did.
When my grown daughter let me know how my words had impacted her, I regretted every time I said something negative about my body, not realizing the harm I was imprinting on my perfectly made young girls.
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Women who preach the resurrection
A Reflection for Monday in the Octave of Easter, by Valerie Schultz
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How yoga helped me find God and peace with my aging body
I understand that yoga can be a controversial practice. But for many of us older people, it helps us pay attention to our bodies and our minds, to the way they can work together for our health and well-being.
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On death and grief in families
A Reflection for Friday of the Second Week of Lent, by Valerie Schultz