God Squad

God Squad 5/16/13 God Squad: Life lessons from Mom

Thanks to all of you who shared with me the most important life lesson you ... Read more »

God Squad 5/9/13 God Squad: A Mother's Day keeper

I'm not a big fan of secular, made-up holidays, but Mother's Day is different. I ... Read more »

God Squad 5/1/13 God Squad: Weighing justice and forgiveness in Boston

My request that readers share their opinions about whether we should forgive the surviving Boston ... Read more »

God Squad 4/25/13 God Squad: Can't fathom forgiveness for bombers

Would Joseph's brothers have asked for forgiveness if they were not about to starve to ... Read more »

God Squad 4/18/13 God Squad: Remember the enemy who targets the weak

Only once in the Bible does God command us to remember one of our enemies. ... Read more »

God Squad 4/11/13 God Squad: When the mentally ill kill

In my local newspaper recently, there have been articles about Jared Loughner, who was convicted ... Read more »

God Squad 4/4/13 God Squad: Deeper look at ordaining women

Recently, you offered a prayer for the new pope, and said that "Old practices that ... Read more »

God Squad 3/27/13 God Squad: Relationship of Easter, Passover

My wife and I had a discussion last night concerning the different time periods we ... Read more »

God Squad 3/21/13 God Squad: Blessings for Passover, Easter

Every year, as Passover and Easter approach, it's my custom and honor and joy to ... Read more »

God Squad 3/14/13 God Squad: Blessings and hopes for new pope

I love the Catholic Church and, as a Jew, I offer my joyous blessings to ... Read more »

God Squad 3/6/13 God Squad: What's the one question you'd ask God?

So many readers have shared with me the one question they'd ask God. Here's a ... Read more »

God Squad 2/27/13 God Squad: Rebounding from grief

Recently, my daughter's closest friend, a woman in her 40s, was killed instantly in a ... Read more »

God Squad 2/21/13 God Squad: Foolish to blame Mother Nature?

The term "Mother Nature" is used a lot. We hear about Mother Nature's fury, Mother ... Read more »

God Squad 2/13/13 God Squad: The truths that snow hides

First, let me thank my friends who now live in Florida and called me after ... Read more »

God Squad 2/6/13 God Squad: Kin keeps deadly cancer secret

My cousin has confided in me that she has terminal cancer, but she hasn't told ... Read more »

God Squad 1/31/13 God Squad: Why Moses was punished

Why was Moses punished because he doubted water would arise in the desert? It seems ... Read more »

God Squad 1/24/13 God squad: Squabbling over mom's care

Q I am Catholic, but my sister became a born-again fundamentalist Christian 11 years ago ... Read more »

God Squad 1/17/13 God Squad: Feeling uncomfortable in church

Upon retirement, my husband and I moved to the sunny South. We began attending services ... Read more »

God Squad 1/10/13 God Squad: Being open to miracles

The Bible states that the Red Sea was parted by God and the Hebrews walked ... Read more »

God Squad 1/3/13 God Squad: Moral diet doesn't guarantee a moral life

I believe in the nonviolent teachings of Jainism (an Indian religion that predates both Hinduism ... Read more »

God Squad 12/27/12 God Squad: When charities send unwanted 'gifts'

Along with many other people, I've sent contributions to favorite charities through the mail. Unfortunately, ... Read more »

God Squad 12/18/12 God Squad: A prayer for God's children

Carl Sandberg wrote, "A baby is God's opinion that life should go on." ... Read more »

God Squad 12/12/12 God Squad: Hanukkah's universal message

In the spirit of my life work with Father Tom Hartman (who sends his love ... Read more »

God Squad 12/4/12 God Squad: Forgiving those who wound us

Q. As a Christian, I'm required to forgive those who sin against me. My question ... Read more »

God Squad 11/28/12 God Squad: Sorting out tickets to heaven

During this season of trying to remember that the ways we're different are so much ... Read more »

God Squad 11/20/12 God Squad: Rebalancing after Sandy

On this Thanksgiving weekend, I send along to you, as I do every year, my ... Read more »