This is my home

What does a gender-just world look to you?

Cafe group: Gender justice

May 1, 2018 | Cafe Groups, Faith Reflections, Monthly Topic

May 2018 This is my home by Sister Clare Josef-Maier A young mother reflects on the meaning of living in a gender-just world after the birth of her baby. Read more Faith reflections: Change keeps on changing by Angela T. Khabeb A mother walks alongside her child...

Change keeps on changing

May 1, 2018 | Faith Reflections, Monthly Topic

by Angela T. Khabeb I’m surrounded by change. I look outside my window and notice the familiar sight of leaves changing colors. Daylight is fleeting as night arrives earlier and stays longer. It’s almost as if autumn is Mother Nature’s ambassador for change. Not only...

God as mother

Apr 30, 2018 | Monthly Topic

by Michelle Terry My 3- and 5-year-old sons are playing superheroes again. In the heat of battle against the “bad dudes,” my 3-year-old sustains an injury. Being a superhero is a dangerous line of work. Immediately, he turns back into my preschool son, and he’s...

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