Why not write something that “a lot, a lot, of people like?” Regina O’Connor asks her daughter, the writer Flannery O’Connor, in the middle of the new biopic Wildcat. The same question might be put to the film itself. It’s not a…
Cafeteria Catholicism?
I always find it fascinating when religious leaders show up in a non-religious context. It’s one thing for a pastor or priest to speak to their flock from the pulpit. A religious leader engaging in dialogue in a non-religious setting…
How ‘apocalypse’ became a secular as well as religious idea
The exponential growth of artificial intelligence over the past year has sparked discussions about whether the era of human domination of our planet is drawing to a close. The most dire predictions claim that the machines will take over within five…
Priests prepare to bring synodality from the Vatican to parishes around the world
After five days of meetings and an audience with Pope Francis in the past week (April 28-May 2), more than 200 parish priests from around the world are preparing to return home and bring the pope’s mission of synodality to…
Sacred religious site case needs 29 judges to weigh in, Apache group says
When lawyers over the years have asked the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals – all 29 active judges sitting together – to review a case, the answer has always been no.
The House Passed A Bill To Fight Antisemitism. Here’s Why Critics Call It Misleading.
A bill expanding the definition of antisemitism was passed on Wednesday by a bipartisan vote in the House — but despite the legislation on its face claiming to help federal officials better protect Jewish students on school campuses, critics say…
Police arrest Polish teenager suspected of throwing firebombs at synagogue
Polish police have arrested a 16-year-old male on suspicion of attacking a synagogue with Molotov cocktails and said they plan to ask prosecutors on Thursday to open an investigation.
75 Christian leaders urge president, Congress, churches to act on racism, poverty
Seventy-five leaders of national Christian organizations and prominent churches have sent a statement to the White House, Congress and congregational leaders calling for greater action to address racism and poverty.
The biblical character who goes ‘down the rabbit hole’ into an alternate reality − just like Alice in Wonderland
The Bible’s Book of Job opens on an ordinary day in the land of Uz, where a man carefully performs religious rituals to protect his children. This routine has never failed Job, who is described as the most righteous person on the planet….