by Jennifer Prophete | Sep 9, 2026 | Discover the Gifts
My dog’s name is June. Everything about June is perfect. No, really. Like, everything. She has heterochromia – one blue eye and one brown. She never bites, never chews, never growls. I’ve heard her bark just once, and that was...
by Jennifer Prophete | Jul 21, 2026 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to, Pursue the Common Good, Uncategorized
I took a walk around my neighborhood early this morning. It was before 7:00am, so I was surprised to find a neighbor in a backyard that didn’t belong to him. He took a big gulp of an energy drink and waved at me. Puzzled for a minute, wondering if...
by Jennifer Prophete | Jun 2, 2026 | Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good
Picture a church fellowship hall on a fall evening filled with students, parents, siblings, and grandparents. There was food, fun, and family celebrating together around a table built by the community for the community. A local church donated the food. The...
by Jennifer Prophete | Apr 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela About seven years ago, I had the opportunity to help launch a public charter school. After a decade of serving in municipal government, I left that sector to...
by Jennifer Prophete | Feb 17, 2026 | Discover the Gifts, Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to
When you hear the word “neighborhood,” what image comes to mind? For me, I often visualize a residential street in the middle of a suburb, complete with sidewalks, trees, and single-family homes. For others, it might be a sprawling cityscape or a...
