Ted Kennedy Jr. on the importance of godparents: The need and desire for spiritual guidance, love, support and personal mentorship does not end when we reach adulthood.

I have crossed deserts and climbed walls to protect my son from violence in Colombia.

The moment I said "The Lord is my shepherd," my mother calmed down and laid there in quiet contemplation.

How do you keep things in perspective and maintain a faith life when you are trying to figure out new friends, new freedom and the location of your classes?

Today we allow the existence of a societal system that literally kills people of color, through lack of good medical care, unequal legal rights and the effects of poverty. This curse on people of color lives side by side with white Christianity.

I want this for my own children and their classmates, that they will feel the prayers of their community as they navigate a world that views our faith as old-fashioned, ridiculous and even malicious.