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Going deeper on Low Sunday (John 20:19-31)
A day with few visitors presents an opportunity.
In Broker, petty thieves teach us to forgive
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s characters find and create families in the margins of late-stage capitalism.
Ordinary American stories
Edward Curtis traces two successive generations of Syrian Muslims across small towns and cities in the Dakotas, Iowa, and Indiana.
April 23, Easter 3A (Luke 24:13-35)
When the disciples encounter the risen Christ, they feel it in their bodies.
In Search of Interspiritual Truth: An Interview with John Thatamanil (S2:E8)
“If I’m truly, as a Christian, to affirm that core affirmation that God so loved the world, then divine disclosure must be happening far beyond the boundaries of the Christian tradition.”
The White church still owes “Letter from Birmingham Jail” an answer
King’s letter is so soaked in US history that 60 years later we almost forget it was addressed not to the nation but to specific Christian pastors.
Episode 27: Publisher and author Robert Ellsberg, editor of Dorothy Day’s On Pilgrimage (2 volumes)
A conversation with Robert Ellsberg about Dorothy Day’s involvement with farmers’ protests, the Cuban Revolution, the Catholic Worker, and more
Jesus’ resurrected gut biome
In John’s Gospel we meet a body of flesh and blood. And microbes.
April 16, Easter 2A (John 20:19-31)
There is a blessing for those who have not come to believe and yet keep trying to see.
Our teens are not OK
Especially the girls, whose depression levels are at record highs. Can the church help?
Faith organizations on the frontline as Horn of Africa faces famine
As another year of drought looms in Somalia and famine stalks many rural communities, the prayers for rain have already begun....
Expelled Tennessee lawmakers find support among clergy
The last time Tennessee legislators tried to make the Bible the state’s official book, a pastor warned them to be careful what...
Don’t hold on (John 20:1-18)
Christ’s invitation to new life is almost always unfamiliar and surprising, even disconcerting.
A famous Passion play’s evolution
In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.
Staying awake for Easter
What ritual remedies exist to sharpen our spiritual attention, focus, and clarity?
In Search of Truth: Journalism with Dawn Araujo-Hawkins (S2:E7)
“The job of a journalist is to call a spade a spade. If something is racist, if it’s homophobic, if it’s xenophobic, it’s our job to say that . . . to be as explicit as we can about it.”
Maria Ressa’s fight for democracy in the Philippines
The renowned journalist explores how the authoritarianism and corruption she has been fighting for 35 years are now aided and abetted by the internet.
Hamline University president to retire following Islamic art controversy
The president of Hamline University, who was widely criticized for her response to an art history professor who showed student...
Can the heat of a world on fire ignite seeds of joy?
Ross Gay’s new essay collection explores the revolutionary tactics of delight.