(OPINION) Religious leaders have been slow to catch up to the ways that technology is changing the lives of people in their communities. The consequences are evident.
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With less than a year before the 2020 presidential election, a new poll puts the spotlight on American Catholics and what candidates and issues matter to them most.
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(ANALYSIS) Thanksgiving has endured over the centuries through waves of immigration and wokeness, even though the way the holiday is taught in American classrooms has changed in recent years. The reason may be that this uniquely American tradition has a universal meaning to everyone, regardless of one’s faith or lack of it.
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(OPINION) Gratitude is often regarded as the parent of all virtues, but it can be difficult to cultivate in day-to-day life. Even the holiday of Thanksgiving tends to lean more toward gluttony than gratitude. A look into the historical and Biblical roots of the practice of thanksgiving shines light on the heart of the holiday.
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(OPINION) It’s hard to say why certain patron saints are more frequently searched than others, but search rankings give us some ideas.
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(OPINION) Reporters should watch religious media for ideas that go beyond events happening at the surface. What is happening at The Association for Christian Retail and National Religious Broadcasters is a great example.
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(OPINION) College football is celebrating its 150th season this fall. As a result, there have been many retrospectives looking back at some of NCAA’s best teams and players. You can’t look back at the last century and a half without mentioning Notre Dame.
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(OPINION) Law professor and author Phillip E. Johnson died on Nov. 2. The Christian and secular worlds lose an intellectual giant who challenged his own tribe as much as he did his ideological opponents.
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The rapper explained his newfound zeal for Christianity to the televangelist and Lakewood Church’s 45,000-member congregation and their online followers.
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Three march founders were removed after having come under fire over the past year for supporting Louis Farrakhan, a minister respected in the black community and reviled in Jewish circles for his anti-Semitic remarks.
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(OPINION) The definition of evangelicals as white and Republican is a fairly recent phenomenon in American history.
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(OPINION) A group calling themselves “the Nathans” are calling for a thorough accounting of the former archbishop’s abuse allegations, as the biblical Nathan called on King David to confess his sins.
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The trend picked up after the 2016 election. Nearly half of the 31 Muslim candidates who won an office are women.
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(OPINION) An important shift has occurred among white Catholics in recent decades. How important will they be in the next election? That could depend on how important the President thinks they are. In any case, journalists shouldn’t discount them.
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(OPINION) Beto O’Rourke made a statement that excites secular progressives but sends shockwaves through religious communities. How well will the remaining candidates navigate these subjects?
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The new center, meant to “defend Israel’s brand,” will even feature a Donald Trump exhibit.
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A year after the faithful Catholic Supreme Court justice was confirmed, he remains a polarizing figure politically during the Trump era.
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(NEWS ANALYSIS) From corporations to schools, Chinese campaigns of intimidation are turning American institutions into propaganda outlets for the Chinese Communist Party.
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In 1794, a traveler stopped at a farm and asked for shelter. When he fell sick, he begged for a priest to visit, but the Lutheran household refused. The man died. Things were never the same for Middleway, West Virginia.
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(OPINION) William Wilberforce saw slavery for what it was when most of England only saw what it was doing for them or what they didn’t do for it. Our “financialized” attitudes about climate change and other crises requires his moral courage.
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