Patrice Critchley-Menor was the social action director for the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, for 27 years and now works in interfaith advocacy. She is a wife and the mother of five adult children, all of whom she considers partners in striving for God's justice. You can find more of her work on Substack, "Catholic in the 218," where she writes about lovingly, creatively and actively living our faith.

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