ON Scripture - The Bible
The current debate on immigration reform raises several pertinent questions. Who owns the country? Who belongs here and who should be kept out? Are some immigrant groups more entitled than others?
Earlier this week, federal authorities raided fourteen 7-Eleven stores in Virginia and on Long Island, N.Y. for harboring and hiring illegal immigrants. The arrest shines a light on the vulnerability of undocumented families in America – which is...
Christians who want to worship freely should do so without feeling threatened by those who believe in something else, or who believe in nothing at all.
For many Americans, the free exercise of religion is the basic civil liberty because faith in God and his teachings, and the active practice of religion, are the most fundamental guiding realities of life
Recently, the Pew Research Center released a new study about the rise of "breadwinner mothers" and their growing impact on the US economy. Single mothers, however, continue to be among the most vulnerable.
The centurion summons the Jewish elders as he summons his soldiers. He sends them to Jesus, asking that Jesus come and heal. There is no middle ground. It is not an invitation to come and dine, to come and take a look, to come and see what might be...
From suffering to hope. That’s the process to remember on Memorial Day. It is needed as we reflect on recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the terrorist attacks of 9-11, the school shootings at Newtown, and the Boston Marathon bombings. We need it...
As we have learned anew in the last few hours, tornadoes are indiscriminate terrors, but they cannot match the reservoirs of compassion we tap in moments like these.
Although employment has risen by 1.3 million over the past year, unemployment that counts the underemployed and discouraged jobless has remained at 13.8 percent of the workforce. For the employer, the rejection letter is a necessary formality. For...
How do we encounter God? Some assume it comes from adhering to tried and true practices and traditions. But sometimes we experience God through opening ourselves to what or to who is different.
