A new pope’s call to unity

I was in the second row for Pope Leo’s installation. I am cautiously optimistic about what I heard.

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A new pope’s call to unity

I was in the second row for Pope Leo’s installation. I am cautiously optimistic about what I heard.

Hearing critical words (Amos 7:7-17)

We can and must test prophetic messages we receive.

Becoming manna

There’s a connection between a desire to care and the offer of food. We’re committed to each other’s survival.

Politics

A new pope’s call to unity

I was in the second row for Pope Leo’s installation. I am cautiously optimistic about what I heard.

The Scopes Monkey Trial and the evolution of fundamentalism

A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.

Racism by law

Joel Edward Goza shows how White supremacy has used legislation to structure the social reality of the United States.

The good kind of patriotism

The church is called to be a loving critic, not a national cheerleader.