Vice-Queen MariaOf Pomegranates and PainThe currency of forgiveness won’t always feed the hungry, but choosing compassion over condemnation is the right price for a meal.Nov 21, 2018Nov 21, 2018
Vice-Queen MariaThe body remembers: Diane Rehm (and me) on love and the right to dieDiane Rehm’s book shored up my own memories of hospice caregiving and the dilemma of supporting a loved one’s wishes to die.Oct 12, 2018Oct 12, 2018
Vice-Queen MariaBare-breasted democracy in the age of #MeTooWomen bared their souls and more on the steps of the Supreme Court when a judge confirmed spelled the dismissal of women’s pain.Oct 8, 2018Oct 8, 2018
Vice-Queen MariaThe Rape of the American WomanLife, liberty and pursuit of happiness should mean freedom from rape.Oct 5, 2018Oct 5, 2018
Vice-Queen MariaCBS and Miami station in spotlight, sued for age and gender discrimination in news industryInvestigative reporter Michelle Gillen files age and gender discrimination against CBS and a Miami television affiliate.Sep 17, 2018Sep 17, 2018
Vice-Queen MariaAlzheimer's as a call to love: why caregiving is more than just a jobOpen yourself up to the challenge of a diagnosis.Jul 19, 20181Jul 19, 20181
Vice-Queen MariaWe are all handmaids in this Divided State of Gilead, and we need yoni massagesAmerica will never be great if it abuses its women and truth tellers.Jun 29, 20181Jun 29, 20181
Vice-Queen MariaHumans like so much detritusWhen children are put in cages and separated from parents, we know who's really trash.Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
Vice-Queen MariaFishhooksWhen I became a caregiver, visits to dad's nursing home shored up childhood memories. Alzheimer's robbed him of memory, but gave back love.Jun 16, 20181Jun 16, 20181
Vice-Queen MariaSuicide and near-deaths: the tether snaps even when heaven is nowThis weeks' celebrity suicides are a reminder of how fragile our ties are to the body, and a moment to shift into a practice of love.Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018