There are usually two camps when it comes to Halloween – the “Oh, it’s totally harmless” camp, and the “Never let your kids go trick-or-treating because it’s all associated with demons and bad things” camp.
But, maybe there is a middle ground?
This podcast goes into the history of Halloween and offers a balanced look at participating in Halloween festivities (for both you and your children!).
Check out this podcast to learn more!
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Leslie loves creating schedules, organizational charts (the more post-its the better), and convincing people that CAST has the best mission in the world. As a result, Leslie is our Executive Director.
She studied Spanish and International Relations during her undergraduate studies at the University of Kentucky and combine this with her graduate degree in Communications from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and experience in business, she is perfectly poised to take over the world one day.
Although she currently has no real ambitions of world domination she has had the opportunity to expand her international connections through her correspondent work in Rome and collaboration with the Holy See for a video on St. Peter’s Basilica for the Year of Mercy.
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