by Dorothy Greco | Apr 4, 2020 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Current events, Race/Racial Reconciliation, Spirituality
This past week, week three of our shelter-in-place, I went for a walk in the nearby conservation land. Though it has become much more popular since the threat of COVID-19 has eliminated most normal recreational activities, it’s by no means crowded. Which is why what...
by Dorothy Greco | Mar 29, 2020 | Blog, Current events, Spirituality
If you put your ear to the ground, you can hear the sound of idols toppling across the land. In the past month, we’ve seen: • the Dow’s biggest fall in three decades • highest number of unemployment claims in US history • the cancellation of all sporting events,...
by Dorothy Greco | Mar 25, 2020 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Current events
Like most of us, I had what felt like an insane week during the first seven days of our COVID-19 shelter in place. I lived through the hype of Y2K and the horror of 9/11. This is unlike both. For one, I’ve never, ever seen churches shut their doors! One of the...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 14, 2020 | Articles, Marriage & Family, Sex/Intimacy
When was the last time you and your friends engaged in an honest conversation about the purposeof sex? In my experience, such conversations seldom happen. When we do go there, it seems we limit the purpose of sex to procreation and pleasure. And this leaves out two...
by Dorothy Greco | Jan 27, 2020 | Aging, Articles, Redbud Writers' Guild, Spirituality
Mid-life throws us some mean curves. We expect certain losses: our parents passing away, our kids moving on, our bodies changing. It’s the ones we least expect that sometimes catapult us into crisis. As we sat listening to the sermon, my husband and I gripped each...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 12, 2019 | Articles, Marriage & Family
Every marriage needs a little help from time to time. Maybe it’s when the kids are little and you lose touch with each other. Maybe it’s when a health crisis hits or a parent suddenly passes away. Or maybe it’s just a pervasive disappointment that you can’t shake....