Columns
Wokeness might set you free. No one said it would make you happy.
By Andre Henry — March 27, 2024
(RNS) — Those who work for social justice aren’t unhappy by nature. They are affected by the problems they’re trying to fix.
A prayer for finding balance in the Holy Land
By Thomas Reese — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — Cease-fire now; release the hostages now.
Texas attorney general hates migrants more than he loves religious liberty
By Mark Silk — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — Annunciation House in El Paso is the case in point.
Mohler and the abortion abolitionists don’t take sin seriously enough
By Karen Swallow Prior — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — Abortion is a failure not just of individuals but also of the village.
When Stephen Colbert and Paul Simon talked about faith
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — Two amazing personalities open their souls on national television. What a gift!
Kirtland and Nauvoo: What happens next week, when tours begin under new LDS management?
By Jana Riess — March 22, 2024
The managing director of the Church History Department answers questions about changes to the tours and the buildings in the recently acquired historic sites.
The politics of this Easter season
By Phyllis Zagano — March 22, 2024
(RNS) — The Christian celebration of new life comes as the world is flooded with ideas of death.
God loves you. Deal with it.
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 21, 2024
The Jewish eroticism that hides in almost plain sight.
Do Christians who vote Republican hate their country?
By Mark Silk — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — Not to mention their religion.
That really nasty part of Purim
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — The end of the book of Esther is monstrous. How do we cope with it?
Before tackling troublesome issues, Pope Francis insists on synodality
By Thomas Reese — March 19, 2024
(RNS) — I feel that I am on the Titanic while the crew is meeting to talk about how they should listen to one another.
The speech Jonathan Glazer could have given
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 15, 2024
(RNS) — What would it look like if Jewish celebrities stood up for Judaism and the Jewish people? Maybe this.
A new poetry, post-Oct. 7
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 14, 2024
A new Israeli literature has emerged out of the rubble of Oct. 7. It is powerful, devastating and hopeful.
Alabama’s IVF protection law redefines embryonic personhood
By Mark Silk — March 13, 2024
(RNS) — A process that is taking place across the country.
All eyes on Rafah as Ramadan gets underway
By Omar Suleiman — March 13, 2024
(RNS) — Muslims have navigated war, famine and death in Ramadan, but we’ve never watched a genocide in real time.
