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The slightly Lutheran congresswoman
When reports started circulating that Republican
presidential contender Michele Bachmann was a member of a congregation in the...
Fighting on multiple fronts
Sarah Posner is not impressed by the latest faith-based-coalition effort to prevent lawmakers in Washington from sacrificing the nation's poor on the altar of deficit hawkery.
Gustafer Yellowgold’s Infinity Sock, by Morgan Taylor
When he's not backing up Wilco members on their solo projects, singer-songwriter Morgan Taylor makes sparkling kids' music, drawing comparisons to adult artists from Bread to the Beatles....
Hill hearing again targets radicalized Muslims
WASHINGTON (RNS) The third in a controversial series of congressional
hearings on the "radicalization" of American Muslims showcased on...
Suburban search for meaning
Peter Lovenheim and Tom Montgomery Fate are both suburban dads on spiritual quests. In different ways, each of their books hits close to home.
The mass finds its voice
If reception of the new translation of the Roman missal is as generous as it should be, the
period of adjustment will be a chance to rediscover the shape of the
liturgy and the essentials of Christian belief and hope.
Sunday, August 7, 2011: Romans 10:5-15
The worst haircut I ever received was a $7 special at a local salon....
Episcopalians turn to social media for growth
(RNS) The Episcopal Church is urging congregations to embrace social
media websites like Facebook and Twitter in a push to highlight the
Internet as a tool for church growth....
Churches challenged on use of public schools
Every Sunday morning, P.S. 144 elementary school in Queens, like
dozens of schools in New York City and thousands more nationwide, is...
The foundation of politics
Of
all the books that might be read to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11, one of
the most probing is by a law professor at Yale, Paul Kahn. In Sacred...
About Boehner's speech
In his combative response to President Obama's speech last night, House Speaker John Boehner offered an uncommonly crystalized rendition of an all too common bit of GOP nonsense.
Take the High Road, by Blind Boys of Alabama
With roots stretching back seven decades, the Blind Boys of Alabama still chug along, aided here by a host of country luminaries, including Vince Gill ("Can You Give Me a Drink?") and the Oak...
Camp meeting: At the Wild Goose Festival
Wild Goose was a weekend of
fun and free spirits, as amateur musicians circled up to play, local beer
flowed, Frisbees soared and people lingered around
campfires. It was also punctuated by moments of intense reflection.