Rev. Betty Rendón lives in Chicago. Photo courtesy of Emaus Lutheran Church
Need to know: Thursday, May 16, 2019
Lutherans gather in prayer for student pastor reportedly arrested by ICE
The Rev. Paul Erickson, bishop of the ELCA’s Greater Milwaukee Synod, said the student pastor’s arrest may be 'legal, but it is immoral.'
As Emanuel AME documentary screens, survivors, families mull grief and guns
The survivors and family members of victims spoke of forgiveness — though some are at different stages than others — and answered questions about securing houses of worship.
Southern Baptist seminary turmoil leaves stained glass artists picking up the pieces
A pair of stained glass artists in Dallas lost years of potential income when a Baptist seminary canceled a commission for a series of stained glass windows.
For many Muslims, Ramadan is a built-in digital detox program
For years, Muslims around the world have used the holy month of Ramadan as an opportunity to scale back on social media and smartphone usage.
Can a Catholic critique of ‘throwaway culture’ pull politics from the brink?
The church’s Consistent Life Ethic, rightly understood, could challenge our impoverished and incoherent political imagination and let a new generation begin the hard work of laying out the foundational principles for what comes next, writes Charles C. Camosy.
Letter from a nun: ‘We are all children of God,’ she writes in allowing same-sex union news in alumnae magazine
In her carefully worded missive that emphasized following “the Gospel commandment of love,” Sister Mary Berchmans said the 220-year-old Catholic girls academy will publish announcements of same-sex unions in its alumnae magazine.
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The priest and the ‘Fleabag’ forge mutual faith in Amazon comedy series
(RNS) — In the second season of a popular TV comedy series, a handsome, swearing, gin-swilling cleric won over a 'lying, acerbic sex addict' — not to mention the famously secular U.K. America is next.
Anxiety, hope as church schools wait to reopen in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Catholic officials and parents in Sri Lanka are hopeful that church-run schools will begin to reopen soon for the first time since last month's devastating Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels.
Pope gives joyride to migrant kids newly arrived in Italy
VATICAN CITY (AP) — It is Pope Francis' latest gesture to show solidarity with asylum-seekers and those on society's margins.
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‘Veep’ ends — and why it matters
Spoiler alerts. Who becomes president? What is the three state solution? Why will I miss 'Veep?'
How ‘joke religion’ turns deadly serious when the online alt-right comes to life
The nihilism of today's alt-right is both a religion and a rejection of the transcendence that religion holds out as a balm, writes Tara Isabella Burton.
An open letter to Rashida Tlaib
Perhaps Rep. Tlaib was trying to say something different. Let's give her the opportunity to clarify her words and thoughts.
