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Valerie Schultz is a freelance writer, a columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and the author of Till the Moon Be No More: The Grit and Grace of Growing Older. She lives on the Oregon Coast.
Politics & SocietyFaith in Focus
After another Trump victory, I thought about tuning out of politics. Then I remembered that I do not have that luxury. I am a Catholic.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Valerie Schultz
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
FaithFaith in Focus
My plan was not to read three books in a row about death. But I just did.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church, by Valerie Schultz
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Valerie Schultz
FaithFaith in Focus
The realization that a younger person is more fit, more alert, more capable, more relevant, more suited to the job one has long done is not fun. We baby boomers can relate.
FaithFaith in Focus
It has come to my attention, after careful research, that my husband and I might be exhibiting all the signs of a condition we’ll call Long Marriage. Maybe you have it, too.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz