Renée Roden

Renée Darline Roden is a writer & playwright in New York City.

Read this author's four points on the abortion debate that might help people on all sides of the debate find some common ground.

4 Points of Common Ground When it Comes to Abortion

Read how Toni Morrison preserved beauty in adversity.

Toni Morrison’s Beautiful Vision

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Meet Father Daniel Berrigan, a prophet for peace and one of the most important American Catholics of the 20th century.

Meet Dan Berrigan, Prophet for Peace

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Meet Peter Maurin, the labor activist who started a revolution with the Catholic Worker Movement.

Meet Peter Maurin, the Labor Activist Who Started a Revolution

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Meet this modern peace activist who shares her motivation for protesting nuclear weapons. She's also Dorothy Day's granddaughter.

Meet a Modern Peace Activist

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Read this reflective narrative about how to be a better conversationalist by asking questions.

Questions are Keys that Unlock Doors to Other People

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Check out this gift guide for Christmas shopping in Chicago.

Your 2022 Chicago Gift Guide

Read this reflective narrative about

“In This Place, I Find Hope”

Watch this coptic artist show the magic behind icon painting.

The Art Behind the Icon

Try these stretches while at work to keep your body strong and flexible.

Hunched Over a Desk All Day? Use These 3 Stretches to Loosen Up

Learn how to have a hygge winter in Chicago with these different ways.

How to Have a Hygge Chicago Holiday

Show compassion by learning these four new ways for how to help immigrants here.

4 Ways You Can Support the Immigrant Community

Read to learn about how reading a book by Julian of Norwich can bring you peace.

Finding Comfort in This Medieval Woman’s Words

Watch this first generation college student be welcomed in the Notre Dame community.

Notre Dame Surprises First Generation College Student

Read this reflective narrative about embracing a different culture after you move — this author came to the United States from Honduras.

Finding Myself in a New Country

Download these free delicious fall recipes.

Free Download: Warm Up Your Kitchen With These Fall Recipes