Judith ValenteDiscovering ‘The Chosen’ And Loving ItI’ve rarely excelled at tracking the latest in pop culture trends. For instance, I’ve never seen an episode of “Friends” or “Seinfeld” even…4 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Judith ValenteTaking Time For A ‘Nature Fix’For the past two weekends in a row, I’ve spent several hours walking with friends along nature trails in central Illinois, taking in the…4 min read·Apr 21, 2024----
Judith ValenteOn The Importance Of PausingBenedictine Sister Mary Lou Kownacki was a gifted spirituality author, editor and poet who ruminated on life in her always engaging “Old…5 min read·Apr 14, 2024----
Judith ValenteDreaming Of A Personal ResurrectionEver since childhood I have experienced vivid dreams. Some defy interpretation, but others helped me to gain insight into something that…4 min read·Apr 7, 2024--1--1
Judith ValenteReimagining The Stations Of The CrossSeveral years ago, when I was a young reporter in the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal, my good friend the writer Eileen Durkin —…12 min read·Mar 24, 2024--1--1
Judith ValenteProphetic Wisdom From A Modern-Day Peacemaker“The times are bad. Buckle your seat belts, it’s going to get much worse.”6 min read·Mar 10, 2024--1--1
Judith ValenteWill The Real Christians Please Stand UpThis week marks the mid-point of Lent. I’m actually sorry to see Lent passing so quickly. So far, it’s been a particularly meaningful and —…5 min read·Mar 3, 2024--1--1
Judith ValenteThe Benedictine Sister Who Taught Me To Serve & Now How To DieMother of God Monastery rises like a white stone mirage above the wind-swept prairie outside of Watertown, South Dakota. It has been one of…5 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Judith ValenteLooking Forward To The “Mini-Vacation” Of LentThe penitential season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday this coming week, which happens also to be Valentine’s Day. In years past, I…4 min read·Feb 11, 2024--1--1
Judith ValenteSurviving Our ‘Cloudy Evenings Of The Soul’A strange object appeared in the winter skies this week over the landscape where I live. It was the sun.4 min read·Feb 4, 2024----