When it comes to addressing local problems, proclamation isn't enough.
A story about a search committee and a candidate
The stories we tell can do real damage. Or they can heal.
Incarceration is a tomb. It beats death into people.
Our staff operates under the premise that life is never dull.
Impunity for Joe Arpaio makes good policing harder. So does access to military gear.
Like musicians, we need to learn to adjust our posture so our theology rings true.
The practice plays a big role in Christianity—and not just on the fringes.
It's important to note what Jesus does not say about the Roman coin.
The parable of the wedding banquet is a horror story.
Where should the stepkids sit at the funeral?
As family configurations change, so does pastoral care.
The earnest, hilarious Al Franken
The senator's jokes are still funny, even if Trump has made his satire obsolete.
From inertia to (small) action
Mai-Anh Le Tran bravely jumps into the space where theory meets practice.
Flannery O'Connor's demonic characters bear witness to Christ
If O'Connor's stories are shocking, that's only because the gospel is, too.
Climate change and the failure of incarnational nerve
Do we really want God to live with us in a poisoned and degraded world?
Ye Win, now an Episcopal lay minister, paid forward the help he received when he reached the United States from Burma.
Pew Research Center data show that many U.S. Protestants seem unaware of traditional positions.
Several offices that handle religious freedom issues will be consolidated.
Islamic Relief USA is turning ecumenical rebuilding efforts into interfaith partnerships.
The protest focusing on hate crimes, mass incarceration, and discrimination received larger support after Charlottesville.
The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda has reached 1 million.
Rebecca Samuel Dali was recognized especially for her efforts to reintegrate women and their children who had been held captive by militants.
Terry Rombot has faced religious persecution in his home country.
Luis Rafael Zarama's appointment by Pope Francis is another indication of the growth in the number of Hispanic Catholics—especially in the South.