Preparing to Celebrate St. Matthew
Matthew looked up, listened to Jesus, and followed Him with absolutely no regard to what he was leaving behind.
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Preparing for Holy Cross Day
Talking to children about Jesus and the cross can be challenging.
Write for Grow Christians?
Might you have a story to tell about how you share faith with younger generations?
How do we talk with children about difficult realities?
To wrap our children in cotton and insulate them from reality, from the hard and jagged edges of life, is to do them a deep disservice—because Jesus shows up in those hard places.
5 Ways To Revive Your Family’s Faith This Fall
There is no better time than fall to start new traditions, get back into parish life, and dive into faith with your family.
In a broken world, I can teach my children honesty.
In order to follow Jesus, we must be willing to venture honestly both into our own brokenness and that of our world.
Celebrating St. James, Apostle
There is something about Jesus that makes a claim on a person. St. James knew that at first hand.
Preparing to Celebrate St. James, Apostle
St. James’s feast day is celebrated on July 25. In his life and death we receive the message: settle down, but keep going.
How I introduced structural racism to my (white) kids
First I wondered, am I doing the right thing in challenging the myth of America with them at such a young age? Then I decided: if black kids have to face the unfair realities of the world, then so do mine.
Celebrating Independence Day as a disciple of Jesus Christ
By including Independence Day on our calendar of feasts, our church made me rethink the meaning of the Fourth of July.
