Last night at an impromptu pizza party, a friend implored me to “keep on raging”. I wasn’t sure how to respond. Was it kismet that this morning I happened upon…
I love this quote by Peggy McIntosh, an anti-racism activist and scholar; “White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools and…
What to do when your life no longer has a road map? In my case, Google maps or Rand McNally are useless. I’m a 58-year-old mother and widow. Don’t feel…
I am not a feminist, or maybe the lady doth protest too much. I joined the feminist ranks kicking and screaming all the way. For the last couple of years,…
The journey to leaving the church didn’t happen overnight. My love for my community held me. But it came at a cost. I compromised. I truly appreciated the love and…
I was raised Catholic. As I reflect back on my church life, I realize my parents checked all the boxes, baptism, mass on Sunday (most of the time) and grace…