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Mexican immigrant José Gómez elected head of US Catholic bishops group
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has elected as its new president Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, a naturalized US citizen who emigrated from Mexico and is outspoken on immigration issue...
Kay Warren hosts event for suicide survivors
For the past seven years, Kay Warren has hosted an annual gathering at Saddleback Church in honor of Survivors of Suicide Loss Day....
Ecofeminist theologian Sallie McFague dies at 86
Theologian Sallie McFague died November 15 at the age of 86. McFague influenced a generation of feminist theologians with her work in ecofeminist theology....
Reading Toni Morrison in Advent
A seasonal practice: cultivate the patient gaze to describe life as we find it.
Warren acquitted of harboring immigrants
Scott Warren breathed a visible sigh of relief as he exited the federal courthouse in Tucson, Arizona, on November 20, having received a not guilty verdict in his retrial on two counts of felony ha...
FOLLOWING UP 12-18
United Methodist pastor Anna Blaedel will not face a church trial for being a “self-avowed, practicing homosexual.” According to reports from United Methodist News Service, a date for Blaedel’s t...
Waiting for whom? (Matthew 24:36-44)
"Whom are you trying to catch?" I asked my roommate. "Probably nobody," he said.
Another, again, anew
I knew we were meant to have daughters. Then God gave us a boy, and another, and another.
Episode 69: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Adam and Matt are joined by Bromleigh McCleneghan to talk about the new Fred Rogers movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
When hope gives up on magical results
Since my son’s accident, everything I understand about hope has changed.
December 22, Advent 4A (Matthew 1:18–25; Isaiah 7:10–16; Romans 1:1–7)
In Luke, Mary says that she’s a virgin. Do I believe her?
What mercy in the criminal justice system could look like
What if all were extended the gift of a second chance?
Two glimpses into Judaism in America
Steven Weisman looks at the development of the Reform movement. Jack Wertheimer focuses on the present and future.
Why we need Christ the King Sunday (Luke 23:33–43; Jeremiah 23:1–6; Colossians 1:11–20)
The kings in the Bible feel pretty familiar.
How local governments punish poor people with fines
When a parking ticket spirals into homelessness
The deep roots of America’s enchantment with capitalism
Eugene McCarraher explains how money became our object of worship.
Scott Warren acquitted on felony charges of harboring undocumented immigrants
Scott Warren breathed a visible sigh of relief as he exited the federal courthouse in Tucson, Arizona, on November 20, having received a not guilty verdict in his retrial on two counts of felony ha...
Who’s the parasite?
Bong Jong-ho’s genre-bending film reveals the fantasies of salvation that feed off of us all.
A barbershop births a church of drug users, ex-cons, and homeless folks
Others have given up on them, but not God.