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Valerie Schultz is a freelance writer, a columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and the author of A Hill of Beans: The Grace of Everyday Troubles. She lives on the Oregon Coast.
Pope Francis greets a young woman as he leads a meeting with young people in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Synod on the Family
Valerie Schultz
The synod calls us to consider the vocation of the Christian family
In All Things
Valerie Schultz
When you go hiking up a mountain with your fit husband and fit daughter and find that between the altitude and the steep grade you can rsquo t keep up with them even though it rsquo s a hike you rsquo ve done before you eat a little humble pie Then when your boot slips on some rocks on the way
In All Things
Valerie Schultz
Viral video shows a mother attacking her teenage son
Leonello Spada's 'The Return of the Prodigal Son' (Image via Wikimedia Commons)
In All Things
Valerie Schultz
Pope Francis in his two years as pontiff has often urged people of faith to be better people of faith To walk the talk To get with the program To do as Jesus would do His example inspires us just as his writings enlighten us The pope reminds us that God calls us to love no matter what He e
Priest leads blessing of Christmas gifts during the annual Mass at New York high school, 2013.
In All Things
Valerie Schultz
During the holiday season, there is a spirit of giving in the air that transcends belief.
"Laughing Madonna," shared with America by Jan Peters.
In All Things
Valerie Schultz
Each Advent Christians reminisce about the humble yet earth-shaking birth of Christ.
In All Things
Valerie Schultz
Through life's many stages, a day to overflow with gratitude for the many blessings from the hand of a loving God.
THE GOAL. Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
Synod on the Family
Nathan SchneiderGinny and Bob KaneValerie SchultzRebecca PetersMaurice Timothy ReidyKevin Clarke
Editor’s Note. “Families,” Pope Francis noted in a homily on Sept. 14, “are the first place in which we are formed as persons and, at the same time, the ‘bricks’ for the building up of society.” In preparation for the launch of the Synod of Bishops on the Fa
Faith in Focus
Valerie Schultz
I was seated at the back of the room as 60 or so inmates gathered for the weekly Tuesday night meeting of Criminals and Gangmembers Anonymous. Most of the members are serving life sentences, many with the distant possibility of parole, although a few are LWOPs, which stands for lifers without that p
American flag sits on gravestone topped by angel figure at Wisconsin cemetery. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)
In All Things
Valerie Schultz
My dad was right: life blazes on and holds us in thrall with its bounty and blessings.