Susan Cooke Kittredge
CommentatorSusan Cooke Kittredge is Associate Pastor of the Charlotte Congregational Church.
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My mother was politically engaged and her driving issue was abortion. Before Roe v. Wade was passed, she’d had friends who’d desperately sought illegal… -
When I turned 40 I started two routines that somewhat eased my mind. First, I began to wear make-up. Second, I started buying myself birthday presents… -
Since Barrie Dunsmore died last Sunday, he’s been my constant companion – rowing with me on the lake as the sun rises, walking around meadows and offering… -
I’ve had several recent encounters with an issue that affects a demographic not generally considered pop culture trend setters: the elderly.What I’ve seen…
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The initiative to wear black at the Golden Globes was commendable as a stance against a culture historically focused on women’s bodies and clothing as…
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Members of Black Lives Matter have suggested that stemming the rising tide of racism in this country cannot be led by people of color. Ebony Nyoni,…
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Today we observe Memorial Day and I use the word “observe” with intention. We might easily say that we’re “celebrating” Memorial Day and, indeed, that may…
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I’ve recently spent some time in New York City welcoming our newborn grandson, tending his three little sisters, cooking and trying to reassure their…
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When I was eighteen I dropped out of college before the first day of classes. I was working as a reader at Random House, a job I figured Radcliffe…
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Most of us can remember times in our childhood when things at home weren’t going well, when the ambient air was charged with electricity and discord and…
