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Food insecurity among children who have a parent in jail or prison is an often-overlooked consequence of the U.S. prison-industrial complex. This month’s commemoration of the struggle for Black liberation is an opportunity to highlight that, writes a food justice activist.
Link to author Yvette R. Blair-Lavallais
Sixty years after being separated from his mother, who emigrated from the Caribbean to London, a son expresses his feelings for her without words.
Link to author Andrew J. Skerritt
The writer’s grandmother cooked hearty, meaty soup every week in Montserrat. Now a lighter, quicker version graces his table in the U.S.
Link to author Andrew J. Skerritt
The history of racial violence in this country runs deep. Juneteenth calls us to remember and repair the damage.
Link to author Michael W. Waters
Recognizing Black service members is a part of racial justice, writes an African American Navy veteran.
Link to author Bryon L. Garner
Not all veterans are injured or ill, but all have a story to tell, says an Army chaplain who works with wounded soldiers transitioning out of the military. As Veterans Day approaches, take time to listen and be present.
Link to author Mel Baars O'Malley
This worship service is based on Puerto Rican Christmas traditions, which include joyful gatherings of friends and family, music, and a soup called asopao.
Link to author Thea L. Racelis
Enjoying the Thanksgiving meal was impossible for a writer recovering from brain surgery. But she has come to appreciate that Thanksgiving is about celebrating what you have, not grieving what you have lost.
Link to author Bridgette A. Lacy
The music therapist’s Presidents Day quiz stirs something in the nursing home residents, something they recall, and the answers come pouring forth, like responses to a Bible drill.
Link to author Melissa Musick Nussbaum
Two strategies -- seeking solitude with God and companionship in stewarding one’s vision -- will help good intentions become realities in the new year, writes a spiritual director.
Link to author Samuel Rahberg
Taking on a spiritual discipline, such as carving out Sabbath time, might strengthen and renew your leadership. And it might be a resolution you can actually keep.
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
