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Thoughts on Haidt and Heathcare Costs

This weekend I dug into Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion and the recent issue of Time featuring Steven Brill’s “Why Medical Bills are Killing...

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Good reading from John Culhane

Later today I’ll be interviewing John Culhane, blogger here at FamilyScholars and co-author of the Same-Sex Legal Kit for Dummies.  Many of the questions submitted last week will be addressed–thank...

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Chavez, Cancer, & Cards

Do we need help talking about death?  Two stories from the last few weeks have convinced me yet again that the answer is yes and those stories put together Hugo Chavez and Hallmark cards.  A natural...

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Gov. Cuomo should not heartlessly force sick or elderly couples into poverty...

Apparently Gov. Cuomo has put the spousal refusal provision for Medicaid back on the list of possible cuts again in this year’s budget. The Staten Island Advance editorial says: …The governor wants to...

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Prodigal Stories, Forgiveness Stories

There once was a man with two sons….and they ALL lose…” My sermon this last Sunday based on the Prodigal Son story in Luke 15 began on this note.  A story that shows what life looks like when we allow...

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Thoughts on the Fullness of Humanity

Access to marriage=Access to human dignity The above equation is one thought I hope to explore during tomorrow night’s conversation with David Blankenhorn and Peter Steinfels.  How might we build on...

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Are Family Caregivers Invisible?

Sheri Snelling writes an insightful piece on the current face of elder caregiving in the work place: “Here is what we know today: 7 out of 10 caregivers work full or part-time and represent more than...

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Hope for Caregivers

Okay, as a hopeful follow-up to yesterday’s more dire future-of-caregiving post, here are some good things happening in the world of caregiving and how you and those you love can access resources. This...

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Surnames in the Digital Age

So, many of you know that I am a bit of a nut when it comes to following current practices in changing or not changing surnames in marriage.  I stumbled upon this collection of commenter anecdotes from...

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“Look for the Helpers”

  In the wake of yesterday’s tragedy in Boston, Huffington Post Parents ran this article, which they had previously run following the Newtown School shootings, quoting the incomparable Fred Rogers on...

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