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Judith Valente

Judith Valente

Finding Solace (Again) In Poetry

In the most despondent periods of my life, a single consistent balm has helped healed my emotional wounds. Poetry.

3d ago

Hard-bound poetry books sit on a table with two pink roses and a tea cup.

3d ago

Judith Valente

Overcoming Post-Election Despair

For many of us, the day after last week’s presidential felt less like morning in America, and more like mourning in America. I received a…

Nov 11

Four flat stones on top of each other next to a single smaller stone near a bamboo shoot against a green background.

Nov 11

Judith Valente

Fear Not, The Sun Also Rises

For the past year, I have been attending 7 a.m. daily Mass at my local parish. On these autumn mornings when I set out for the church, it…

Nov 3

Sun rises beneath some clouds in a otherwise blue sky over rolling tree-studded hills.

Nov 3

Judith Valente

What We Hold Onto, What We Let Go

Throughout my neighborhood, the autumn trees have started shedding their leaves, like forgotten memories. The grass has settled in for its…

Oct 27

What We Hold Onto, What We Let Go

Oct 27

Judith Valente

Before You Vote, Please Read The Gospels

You’ve probably seen the lawn signs. They say, Jesus Is My Savior And Donald Trump Is My President.

Oct 20

Hands of men and women of different races clasped over a table.

Oct 20

Judith Valente

Coming Home After A Time Away

The calendar on the kitchen wall drove home to me how long I had been away. The page was turned to August and it was now Oct 8. I had…

Oct 13

A road lined with trees leading to the Pacific Ocean with a sign on the side of the road saying, “Drive Slowly.”

Oct 13

Judith Valente

Putting the ‘Us’ Back In The U.S.

Today I leave for Italy, the country of my ancestors and one I love as much as the U.S. where I was born. In recent years, I have spent…

Aug 25

Hundreds of red, white and blue balloons drop amid a sea of American flags and people at the Democratic National Convention in the United Center of Chicago.

Aug 25

Judith Valente

One Reason I Stay A Catholic

The Catholic Church is an easy target. Lord knows there’s enough to criticize: a patriarchy often out of touch with the people in the pews…

Aug 18

One Reason I Stay A Catholic

Aug 18

Judith Valente

Making A Pilgrimage Of Our Lives

In just two weeks, for the second year in a row, I will lead a group from the U.S. on a journey to lesser-known spiritual sites in Italy…

Aug 4

A panoramic view of the town of Guardiagrele in the Abruzzo region of Italy, with its white stone houses and red roofs nestled between the Apennines with the Adriatic Sea in the distance.

Aug 4

Judith Valente

It’s Time For A National Gut Check

Today, many church-goers will hear the reading from St. John’s gospel about a young boy who offers his five barley loaves and two fish to…

Jul 28

An American flag is wrapped around a flag in front of a brick wall.

Jul 28

Judith Valente

Judith Valente

Author of 4 spirituality books & 2 poetry collections. Award-winning reporter for Wall Street Journal, PBS-TV, Washington Post & 2 IL public radio stations.

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