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Judith Valente

Reflecting On What Matters After A Tragic Week

The mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. which took the lives of 67 people — including several young figure skaters — followed by the…

6d ago

One hand handing over a white flower to another hand.

6d ago

Gleaning Wisdom From ‘Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me’ On NPR

For my birthday, my husband surprised me with tickets to a taping of one of our favorite NPR shows, “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” the…

Jan 26

The stage of NPR’s “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell” which shows host Peter Sagal, announcer Bill Curtis standing and, seated, he three panelists they try to stump with a news quiz.

Jan 26

The Beauty Of A ‘Living Wake’

I attended my first “Living Wake” this weekend. It’s a time for family and friends to honor and tell stories about someone they love —…

Jan 19

Two hands form the shape of a heart.

Jan 19

Words To Guide Us In 2025

If you had to select one word to use as a guiding star in the coming year, what would it be?

Jan 12

A fountain pen lies open on a page full of words written in black ink.

Jan 12

Launching The New Year With Hope

In a lovely short poem called “New Year,” writer James Crews describes the blank spaces on our fresh, new calendars as “snowy fields”…

Jan 5

A coffee cup, white pad with red penand some holly and red berries sit atop a wooden table.

Jan 5

Made For Joy, Made For Peace

It has been a strange Christmas season. Many of my friends who are normally upbeat and optimistic have seemed melancholic, if not downright…

Dec 29, 2024

A calm stream next to bare birch trees.

Dec 29, 2024

The Best Christmas Gifts, Ever

I recently reached out to a friend of mine — a young, lovely, successful professional woman — to make sure she had plans for Christmas. I…

Dec 22, 2024

Shoppers moving on escalators, looking over a second floor railing at a crowded department store decorated with Christmas trees and othe decor.

Dec 22, 2024

Finding Hope In Unexpected Places

I had an interesting experience recently attending an Advent prayer service at the Mennonite Church where I live (the Mennonite Church is…

Dec 15, 2024

A single yellow wild flower sprouts up within a crack in a concrete sidewalk.

Dec 15, 2024

An Invitation To Quietude

December is the time of year when the grizzlies sleep, the woodchuck slows its heart rate to just eight beats and minute, and the plant…

Dec 8, 2024

A fence in front of a line of bare trees and frozen ground.

Dec 8, 2024

Can I Hear An Amen To That?

In my weekly prayer group, a word that keeps cropping up is anxiety. An amorphous, general, constant anxiety. This despite the fact that so…

Dec 1, 2024

A pair of hands cups a burning white candle.

Dec 1, 2024

Judith Valente

Judith Valente

Author of 6 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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