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Encountering art and encountering God
For theologian Judith Wolfe, imagination is a necessary part of how we know the Divine.
Apache Stronghold’s rooted resistance
The fight to protect Oak Flat is not just about a single holy site. It is about recovering our bond with the land.
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.
Life’s mysteries, juxtaposed
Theresa Monteiro’s debut poetry collection delivers a cosmic vision that always bursts through the mundane.
Dear Jesus, Am I broken enough yet?
At youth group and church camp, I learned to perform my own unworthiness. It took years to recognize the spiritual harm this caused.
The buried and the unburied
Richard Price’s latest novel follows four characters, each affected by the collapse of a tenement building in East Harlem.
July 13, Ordinary 15C (Luke 10:25–37)
Mr. Rogers turns the self-protecting question, “Who is my neighbor?” into a self-expanding invitation.
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.
Just go (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20)
The people of Jesus show up empty-handed and vulnerable.
The good kind of patriotism
The church is called to be a loving critic, not a national cheerleader.
Racism by law
Joel Edward Goza shows how White supremacy has used legislation to structure the social reality of the United States.
