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April 14, Passion Sunday C (Luke 22:14-23:56)
We recognize ourselves in those who accompany Jesus on that longest, hardest night.
In Russian Doll, Nadia and Alan are dying to learn how to live
Nadia denies that her journey is about morality, but it is.
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet–priest, restored in Catholic Church
Cardenal was suspended for his role in the 1980s Sandinista government—considered a partisan public office prohibited for clergy.
Zimbabwe church leaders seek peaceful resolution to political turmoil
Evan Mawarire, a pastor and pro-democracy activist, was arrested in a crackdown on peaceful protesters. The following month, churches convened a dialogue with the president’s administration and others.
A model apology from a sinner-saint
An ELCA bishop apologized for sexist comments he made—without claiming that they were out of character.
John Paul Lederach to receive Niwano Peace Prize
Lederach is being honored for his four-decade-long peacebuilding career.
The fraught history of Christians in Algeria
What began as a colonial land grab became the ground of martyrdom.
The temptation and other stories of desperation (Luke 4:1-13)
Jesus enacts the very things we humans have been unable to enact on our own.
Vatican’s global summit on protecting children lays out principles for reform
Soon after the Vatican summit, in which a Nigerian leader spoke of the need to change how the church responds to abuse, secular courts announced convictions of two cardinals.
Lent won’t save you
Perhaps no one really believes giving up coffee or cookies forgives their sins. But do we see a Lenten discipline as an act of will?
My holy envy of other faith traditions
How my attraction to other religions deepened my love of my own
Alejandra Oliva’s devoted attention at the border
A student of mine went to Tijuana to help. She found she could help the most simply by paying attention.
April 7, Fifth Sunday in Lent (John 12:1–8)
Judas is right: what Mary does makes no sense.
Walter Rauschenbusch then and now
William Pitts examines the era when the Social Gospel was new—and controversial.
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in case about war memorial cross
The Bladensburg Peace Cross, which bears the names of 49 men who died in World War I, is on land now owned by a Maryland government commission.
Why and how we beat guns into garden tools
RAWtools began with a blacksmith and a friend’s donated AK-47.
Ten true stories about guns in America
A gun shaped like a phone. A Hello Kitty rifle. Cities that require you to own a gun.