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Life’s persistent questions
I don’t want to reach the end of life having complied with external demands instead of listening to the internal, eternal voice.
The shutdown shows why governing by symbol doesn’t work
The border wall means a lot to Trump. It means very little for public policy.
A Muslim GOP leader, a Catholic judge, and the American tradition of associations
The right to form associations is part of First Amendment. Yet Americans sometimes view membership in them with suspicion—as some did with Shahid Shafi and Brian Buescher.
Innocent on death row
Two memoirs by men who endured decades of criminal injustice before being exonerated
Pragmatic guidance for the task of healing the world
Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill challenge churches to embrace nine practices of active faith.
Episode 55: Roma
On this week’s Technicolor Jesus, Adam and Matt discuss water, work, and Alfonso Cuaron's Roma.
Biblical friendship in an age of loneliness
Facebook tells me I have 633 friends. Sirach tells me how few of those are faithful friends.
March 3, Transfiguration C (Exodus 34:29–35; Luke 9:28–43a; 2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2)
Jesus’ transfiguration should have implications for how its witnesses will live.
Mary Oliver, much-honored and often-quoted poet, dies at age 83
Her poetry about the natural world evokes the harmony of creation in Genesis 1, one scholar wrote.
We are more than our jobs
On the good days, this is the best job in the world. Yet, as I wedge my foot into my heels, I must recognize the difficulties of our vocation.
Program equips graduates of traditional Muslim schools for engagement with wider world
Madrasa Discourses at Notre Dame covers the scientific and philosophical questions Islamic seminaries often skip.
A strange first clue (John 2:1-11)
I think the disciples were a bit like detectives.
Mary Oliver broke my heart
The poet helped me to realize how little I knew about a life observed.
Rwanda’s Catholic clinics strike a compromise with government on providing access to contraception
The government wanted to increase birth control use. But the Catholic Church runs about a third of the country’s hospitals and clinics. So they struck a deal.
Brazil’s new president begins term with support of conservative Christians
Jair Bolsonaro created a Christian voting bloc through opposition to what he called a liberal moral drift.
Living water isn’t just a metaphor
On the cross, Jesus needed actual water. No one gave him any.
Gratitude rush
Greeting people on Sunday mornings, I’m fueled by thankfulness for their presence.
Nigerian women’s network builds interfaith bridges
The Women of Faith Peacebuilding Network has reached more than 10,000 Muslim and Christian women across the country.