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The search for dignity and inner beauty

I recently paid someone $35 to tell me that I have a problem with practicing self-compassion.  That person ...

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Wearing the badge of idealism

For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. – Matthew 26:11 ...

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Taking stock as MLK Day approaches

What would Martin Luther King, Jr. think if he was alive today? What would he think if he ...

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Finding hope in the new year

Engraved above the entryway to Hell in the great Inferno by Dante Alighieri are these words: “Abandon hope, ...

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Patience and flexibility help make the season bright

We are officially in the strange time and space between Christmas celebrations and the parties of New Year’s ...

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All of us can help make the world a better place

If you haven’t heard of the Christmas Truce of 1914, here’s the Spark Notes version. Along the Western ...

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Self-care is okay during the holidays

Holidays are hard under normal circumstances. Among other things, we must contend with the anxiety over wrapping presents, ...

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Leaving a positive legacy

George Pérez is a comic book artist who has long been a favorite of mine. It wouldn’t be ...

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Advent-the season of expectation and hope

Growing up as a Southern Baptist, I never celebrated Advent. I don’t remember even having an Advent calendar ...

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The Thanksgiving paradox

I’ve never been a huge fan of Thanksgiving. Sure, I love the pumpkin pie and turkey as much ...

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