A Reflection for Wednesday of Holy Week, 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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As a survivor of sexual abuse, I understand why César Chávez’s victims stayed silent
I understand Dolores Huerta wanting to protect the accomplishments and legacy of the United Farm Workers because in my small way, I was protecting my parents unto death.
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Modeling mercy
A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week of Lent, by Valerie Schultz
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I’m allergic to ‘self-care.’ But would Jesus be?
I am amazed by the amount of reflection that came from a simple question from my daughter: Why don’t I want to get a manicure?
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The presentation of our children
A Reflection for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, by Valerie Schultz
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False prophets in the wake of Christmas
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. John Neumann, Bishop, by Valerie Schultz
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Mary is every mother who has lost a child
No matter how a mother loses a child, the mourning must feel like an abyss. Mary’s child is every child who has died too soon.
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To learn God’s ways, we need to become teachable
A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Advent, by Valerie Schultz
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Pope Leo (and The Beatles) are right: Money can’t buy us love.
The people we meet as we go about God’s work are more important and more life-changing than any amount of money we could donate.
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All the angels and saints
A Reflection for the Solemnity of All Saints, by Valerie Schultz