During the 40 days of Lent, the season leading up to Easter, many Christians traditionally forswear some vice or temptation. Some people might give up coffee, sugar, or alcohol. Catholics may fast entirely on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and avoid meat on every Friday of Lent. This year, the First United Church of Oak…
White parents, let’s look beyond our own children.
In my community of Oak Park, the high school just canceled extracurricular activities for the next two weeks, until winter break, due to a rise in COVID cases at the school. A number of students and parents in the community are frustrated about this cancellation, and some of them staged a protest this past weekend…
How we respond in a crisis says a lot about our community.
All people are concerned about their own safety and that of their families and friends. This is a basic human need and is the reason that communities fund police and fire services -- to protect the safety of their residents. Oak Park, the community where I live, is no different: 30% of our overall village…
Rights and wrongs
The one-year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s death. The release of an official report confirming that police had no reason to stop, frisk, or choke Elijah McClain. The lack of charges for police officers who killed Daniel Prude. The shooting deaths of two Fort Wayne teenagers in a hate crime. All of these events are happening…
Entwining 