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Family Gardens
Jennie McLaurin Jennie McLaurin

Family Gardens

I just picked another day’s bounty of beautiful tomatoes. As I did, laughing, I thought of how similar our garden is to our efforts at parenting. At first glance, you see that red, juicy collection in my kitchen. Different varieties, all healthy and just right–a tomato’s tomato.

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COVID-19, Culture and Christian Ethics
Jennie McLaurin Jennie McLaurin

COVID-19, Culture and Christian Ethics

Faith, not Fear! Love your Neighbor! Freedom of Church and State! Individual rights and liberty! These sound bites—or scream bites—are proclaimed at protests, across social media and in political campaigns…

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Omissions, Commissions and Admissions
Jennie McLaurin Jennie McLaurin

Omissions, Commissions and Admissions

He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor. St. Ignatius of Loyola I can still feel the sensation of the padded kneeler dropping just a bit to the floor as I placed…

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