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Windows into the Invasion of Ukraine … and Specifics on How to Pray
The world watches tragedy unfold in Ukraine. The war will damage everything it touches, from local electric grids to the global economy. Whatever else will occur, we can know this: ...
A New Era of Community-Based Social Work – Lessons Learned from Impossible Odds
Guest Blog Post Ian Forber-Pratt, grantee coach for CAFO's Rapid Return Grant Project. A little-known consequence of the pandemic has been government-mandated "rapid return” of children. Children in many residential...
New Podcast Episode: How Seeing Your Smallness Can be Marvelously Freeing
After a bit of a hiatus, we’re starting back up on interviews for the Justice & the Inner Life podcast. As always, we’ll explore what it takes to live well and serve...
The Sobering Data on COVID-19’s Impact on Vulnerable Children Worldwide
This month's edition of LIGHT magazine carries an array of articles on human dignity, including an article I wrote, "Children of COVID-19." It highlights the measurable impacts of the pandemic upon vulnerable children in...
The One Gift that Unlocks All the Others – A Thanksgiving Reflection
“Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round and pluck blackberries.” --Elizabeth...
New Study Estimates Number of Children Orphaned by COVID-19 in U.S.
The term “orphan” is rarely used in relation to children in the US today. But last week, the journal Pediatrics released a pre-publication paper estimating the number of children orphaned by...