faith! - Kate Jones
Kate Jones, a registered nurse, remembers vividly the day she was making a house visit with an elderly patient in her home, and had an overwhelming sense that the extra time she had taken with the woman had probably been more important than the medical care she had provided.
faith! - Molly Dougall
When Molly Dougall first acquired her vaccine certification five years ago, she had no idea how significant that skill would prove to be. A pharmacist by training, Molly, 34, initially became certified to provide vaccinations with the pharmacy residency program that took her to rural Virginia in the heart of Appalachia.
faith! - Mark Mayson
As a boy, Mark Mayson was in constant motion. He was the kid who asked, “Why?”
“Why, why, why, why and why,” Mark recalled asking. As he matured and followed his interest in science, he discovered that the field’s systematic, methodical processes often led to answers. He liked that.
faith! - Anna Saunders
Anna Saunders’ home church in San Antonio, Texas, is named Reconciliation Episcopal Church.
The parish’s unusual name is rooted in an understanding about life – that we encounter many moments in our lives when we must reconcile ourselves. It may be reconciliation with a parent, a spouse, a friend or a stranger. This explanation is provided in a church history account from Anna’s maternal grandfather, the Rev. Joe Brown, Reconciliation’s founding rector.
faith! - José Cotto
As a native Puerto Rican from a large Catholic brood, Jose Cotto had no idea his family was poor. Jose was surrounded by four younger siblings and devoted parents who loved him. He had a roof over his head, and a church that gave meaning to their lives. “I had a glorious childhood. I was super happy, super loved,” Jose said. “I had my brothers and sisters right along with me on that ride.” The family was almost always at the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church that was located two blocks away from their home, a modest dwelling Jose’s parents built little by little by themselves.
faith! - Bobbi Kennedy
Bobbi Kennedy believes in the power of storytelling – whether that be a story told to a child, or a story of faith told to another believer, or the story of disparity that someone bravely steps up to share in the public spotlight. Stories are how we define our lives and give our lives meaning.
faith! - Bill Canaday
Early each morning since the pandemic shutdown, Bill Canaday has risen early and walked his neighborhood. By 7 a.m. he is on one of his porches whistling hymns, a practice he has found sustains him in the midst of so much uncertainty.
faith! - Chris Clements
When Chris Clements began his life as a priest more than 50 years ago, the times were not unlike those we are living through now. He was a young chaplain at East Tennessee State University during the era of the Vietnam War. There was no pandemic, but students were struggling with what the war was about; whether they believed they should go. Protests were occurring across the country.
faith! - Heather Bacon Rogers
The pandemic has taught Heather Bacon Rogers a few things, but perhaps most importantly that her previous life was too busy.
“I started to really look at my calendar back in February and every single minute of my day was taken up,” she said. Living at a different pace has forced Heather and her husband William to change some things that she hopes will remain long after this is over.