Competing Aims

by Carolyn Roncolato I am racked with worry that my one year old is sick yet again, for what feels like the one-millionth time (but I think is actually the…

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A Process Christmas

by Carolyn Roncolato The standard Christmas story- preached from pulpits, performed in pageants, colored on cards, and sung in songs- depicts Jesus as some sort of perfect God baby- “the cattle…

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A NEW INTEREST IN HEAVEN

by Carolyn Roncolato I often invite students to bring to class their most befuddling theological question. This week a friend asked me what mine is- I quickly answered “the afterlife.” Though…

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BLACK MOTHER GOD

By Carolyn Roncolato We are an adoptive family. Our son is black and my partner and I are white. This has been a particularly intense year to be white parents…

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CO-CREATING A NEW WAY

By Carolyn Roncolato My partner and I tried to get pregnant for seven years- seven years of waiting, doctor’s visits, tests, medications, treatments, special diets, etc. I prayed ceaselessly, not…

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