A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr, 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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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
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Our buddy system with Jesus
A Reflection for Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
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The great message of ‘Our Town’: Nostalgia and regret come with age. So do grace and compassion.
Good theater draws us into its few hours of seeming reality, but it is most effective when it speaks to our lived reality.
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All God’s (Grand)children
A Reflection for a Christmas Weekday, by Valerie Schultz
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The dread (and arrogance) of waiting for the Apocalypse
A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz