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Amidst all the ruckus in the Presidential race, we hear very little about education from either candidate. While President Biden has advanced some policies that support American education, his administration hasn’t done enough to move the needle on United State’s ranking in education. Former President Donald Trump rarely talks about education, explaining his philosophy or…
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We all experience failures in our lives, an outgrowth of being human. When we fail, we’re often hard on ourselves because the feelings and behaviors associated with failure expose our ego to vulnerability, a raw and uncomfortable feeling. If we close ourselves off to being vulnerable, we miss the opportunity to be present to our…
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We have extensive information about our climate reality. All we have to do is open our eyes, scan the horizon, and witness the changes happening everywhere. Here are a few of the situations that if we open our eyes, empathize with people who have been impacted, and understand the underlying facts and conditions, we will…
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In Pope Francis’s 2015 Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si, he writes about caring for our common home. His letter addresses humanity’s responsibility to care for all things, living and nonliving, that comprise our biosphere. Earth is our only home, our common home. In this sense, the Earth, and its limited resources, are to be treasured, stewarded,…
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Parker Palmer’s book, On the Brink of Everything, has been sitting on my bookshelf for a few years. It the midst of challenging times around the world, I needed to rekindle some positive energy. No better place to start than some wisdom from Parker Palmer. These are a few quotes that captured my attention. The…




