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The Pope Francis of India?
Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom worked with unlikely partners—including communist leaders in Kerala—to bring about social change.
August 8, Ordinary 19B (2 Samuel 18:5–9, 15, 31–33)
David, Absalom, and the dangers of “hanging between heaven and earth”
Ending food insecurity will take more than community fridges
It’s beautiful when people come together to protect their hungry neighbors. It’s appalling that they have to.
The good news in John Green’s reviews of Diet Dr Pepper and sunsets
He says they’re memoirs, but I’m onto him. The Anthropocene Reviewed is more like a collection of sermons.
Wondering about Michal (15B) (2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19)
Maybe she's more than just a wet blanket.
How I learned to love church coffee
“The coffee is much better now that we attend a Lutheran church,” I told my husband, wailing.
Faith is a gift to relax into
The Greek word for faith, pistis, isn’t about assenting to beliefs. It’s about trust.
Lisa Donovan tells the stories behind the recipes
Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger exposes the misogyny within the restaurant industry.
In a secular age, Bonhoeffer’s “religionless Christianity” is evergreen
Peter Hooten considers the concept in relationship to the theologian’s entire body of work.
Green burial as an act of faith
A growing number of Christians are embracing natural burial practices.
August 1, Ordinary 18B (John 6:24–35)
“Trust me!” Jesus says, and the more he says it, the less the crowd is inclined to go along.
Is there no other prophet to consult?
Amid our dying empires and institutions, we might recall the story of King Ahab.