Brother David Steindl-Rast has contended in his writings that gratitude is foundational to a healthy spiritual life. If that is true, and I believe it is, then how might we expand our capacity for gratitude? Perhaps some reflections drawn from…
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Thankful for This Passionate Advocate for Children
During this Thanksgiving week, I am thankful for many things and for many people-such Marian Wright Edelman, a passionate advocate for children over the last 40 years. Marian Wright was born in South Carolina in 1939. Her father, a Baptist…