In February, the Pew Research Center published the most comprehensive survey to date of Black faith in America. This report is a major resource for...
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For years I’ve had the word gelassenheit (literally: “serenity”) framed on my wall. In college, I studied existentialism and phenomenology and came across the...
Judas and the Black Messiah Directed by Shaka King (Warner Bros. Pictures, 2021) It has been more than 50 years since the FBI conspired with the Chicago Police...
Strawberry Mansion Langhorne Slim (Dualtone Records, 2021) First, let’s deal with the name. It’s a self-deprecating joke. He’s really Sean Scolnick, a nice...
After Whiteness By Willie James Jennings (Eerdmans, 2020) It is safe to say most Catholics have never heard of theologian Willie James Jennings. That is not...
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Marybeth Redmond, who serves in the Vermont House of Representatives, advocated for the Vermont legislature to grant...
My colleague Jane and I met over Zoom with a congregational leader in Brooklyn, New York a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Tears flowed as the woman...
On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking the two blocks from his home in New York City to his school bus stop. He was never found. In...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My son is not living up to his responsibilities raising my 6-year-old grandson in the faith. He starts...
Readings (Year B) Deuteronomy 4:32–34, 39–40 Psalm 33:4–5, 6, 9, 18–19, 20, 22Romans 8:14–17Matthew 28:16–20 Reflection: A freedom that sets others free...
