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Judith Valente

Learning To Love The World Again

My friend, the wonderful poet Lisa Breger, who leads a monthly online Poetry & Spirituality workshop I attend, sent out a beautiful…

4d ago

A map of the world in the shape of a heart resting on tiny yellow wildlowers in a field of grass.

4d ago

A Priest Holds A Mirror To The U.S.

This morning I listened to an NPR report in which a group of conservative Christians expressed the opinion that our country is plagued by…

Mar 23

An American flag is tangled around a metal pole in front of a brick wall marked by white paint and a window with peeling frame.

Mar 23

Beauty, Poetry & Becoming A Saint

It was a joy to spend a day this past week at my undergraduate alma mater St. Peter’s University in New Jersey thinking about, talking…

Mar 16

Poetry books set on top of one another next to a tea cup and two pink roses on a wooden table.

Mar 16

When I Was A Stranger …

One of the most thought-provoking films I’ve seen in a long time is “Cabrini,” which tells the story of Frances Xavier Cabrini, the…

Mar 9

The top of the Stature of Liberty thrusting her torch in the air.

Mar 9

A House Cleaning Of The Heart

Lent, which begins this week with Ash Wednesday, is my favorite liturgical season. That might seem strange because Lent is often described…

Mar 2

A House Cleaning Of The Heart

Mar 2

A Shaft Of Light In A Forest Of Absurdity

A deeply spiritual friend wrote me this week of the national news, “We continue to pray for some calm in all this upheaval. I keep hoping…

Feb 23

A shaft of white light pours through trees in a forest.

Feb 23

Seeking ‘Atoms of Delight’

Amazement is one of those words with a double-edged meaning. It can connote being stupefied, as in being unable to easily comprehend…

Feb 16

A white orchid sits on a stone amid sand.

Feb 16

The Substance That Sustains Us

Traveling through the U.S. in the 1990s, Mother Teresa made an astute observation. The great American illness, she said, isn’t heart…

Feb 9

A group of men seen in silhouette, climing a hit, some of them extending a helping hand to those coming up behind them.

Feb 9

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…

Feb 2

One hand handing over a white flower to another hand.

Feb 2

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

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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