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I Fear I Hate the Homeless
Jacob Akey, First Things
Pope's Words Air in St. Peter’s Square for First Time Since Illness
WaPo
He Gave a Name to What Many Christians Feel
Ruth Graham et al, The New York Times
Are Americans Really Losing Their Religion?
Ryan Burge & Tony Jones, WSJ
Frodo Baggins and Reconciliation
Andrew Fowler, RealClearReligion
Welcoming at What Cost? Why Christian Charity Begins at Home
EuroCon
Relations Between Jewish and Arab Israelis Continue to Suffer Amid War
RNS
In Mexico City, this German Organist Says Music is a Gift from God
AP News
90,000 Muslims Ascend Temple Mount for Ramadan Prayers
JNS
Amalek and the Need to Name Evil
Mijal Bitton, Times of Israel
What Would You Be Willing to Die For?
Mandi Hart, RealClearReligion
The Improbable Revival of the Cloister
Shira Telushkin, Plough
The Silent Threat Christian Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore
Mike Sharrow, RCReligion
Know Thyself: a Lenten Education
David Deavel, Catholic World Report
Remember That We Are Dust
Mollie Book, Mollie’s Substack
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All Eyes on Vance as Turmoil Over Gutting USAID Grows
Amid a raging, mainly partisan battle over President Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, Vice President J.D. Vance is set to address a summit of religious leaders and advocates looking to him fo...
Sec. Rubio Should Build on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation&rsquo...
U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed an...
Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria
Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defe...

RCReligion Analysis

Is Your Business Drifting? The Silent Threat Christian Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore

Mike Sharrow, RealClearReligion

If I had a nickel for every time I sat across from a Christian business leader who was stuck — stuck on a plateau, stuck in... Read More

What Would You Be Willing to Die For?

Mandi Hart, RealClearReligion

“Out of Egypt, I will call My son...” So promised God in a prophecy recorded in the book of Hosea. And Christians see this... Read More

Frodo Baggins and Reconciliation

Andrew Fowler, RealClearReligion

The Lord of the Rings is emblematic of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Frodo Baggins bears the Ring of Power — the Dark Lord... Read More

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I Fear I Hate the Homeless

Jacob Akey, First Things

Last year, a week before Thanksgiving, a homeless man stabbed three people to death in Manhattan. The morning spree was random—not the... Read More

Pope's Words Air in St. Peter’s Square for First Time Since Illness

WaPo

Pope Francis’s gravelly, frail voice echoed through St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, as a recorded message from the ailing pontiff... Read More

He Gave a Name to What Many Christians Feel

Ruth Graham et al, The New York Times

In the two years since Aaron Renn moved to Carmel, Ind., he has become a kind of unofficial booster for the unusual suburb of... Read More

Are Americans Really Losing Their Religion?

Ryan Burge & Tony Jones, WSJ

The biggest story in American religion is the dramatic rise of the “nones”—people who say they are atheist, agnostic or... Read More

Frodo Baggins and Reconciliation

Andrew Fowler, RealClearReligion

While evil still lost, Frodo could not destroy it by himself. Yet once the One Ring meets its demise, he is “pale and worn” but... Read More

Welcoming at What Cost? Why Christian Charity Begins at Home

EuroCon

If you Google ‘Are Christians welcoming to Migrants’ or ‘Are Christians welcoming to LGBTQ people,’ you will find... Read More

Relations Between Jewish and Arab Israelis Continue to Suffer Amid War

RNS

Trust and interpersonal relationships between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel have further deteriorated in the past year as the war in... Read More

In Mexico City, this German Organist Says Music is a Gift from God

AP News

After six decades of devotion to the organ, Maestro Leo Krämer treats the instrument like an extension of himself. He doesn’t even... Read More

90,000 Muslims Ascend Temple Mount for Ramadan Prayers

JNS

Approximately 90,000 Muslims, including thousands from Judea and Samaria, ascended the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City for the... Read More

Amalek and the Need to Name Evil

Mijal Bitton, Times of Israel

The worst mistake Israel made before October 7th wasn’t a failure of intelligence; it was a failure of imagination. This has been one... Read More

What Would You Be Willing to Die For?

Mandi Hart, RealClearReligion

“Out of Egypt, I will call My son...” So promised God in a prophecy recorded in the book of Hosea. And Christians see this... Read More

The Improbable Revival of the Cloister

Shira Telushkin, Plough

When Sister Christiana entered the Poor Clare Colettine monastery in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1993, her parents were concerned. The Poor... Read More

The Silent Threat Christian Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore

Mike Sharrow, RCReligion

If I had a nickel for every time I sat across from a Christian business leader who was stuck — stuck on a plateau, stuck in... Read More

Know Thyself: a Lenten Education

David Deavel, Catholic World Report

“What are you doing for Lent?” It’s a good question. Parents often ask their children. Friends ask each other. If... Read More

Remember That We Are Dust

Mollie Book, Mollie’s Substack

Relief. It washed over me. At that moment, the truth of my utter insignificance was a balm to my soul and I wept with gratitude on the 1... Read More

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All Eyes on Vance as Turmoil Over Gutting USAID Grows
Amid a raging, mainly partisan battle over President Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, Vice President J.D. Vance is set to address a summit of religious leaders and advocates looking to him fo...
Sec. Rubio Should Build on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation&rsquo...
U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed an...
Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria
Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defe...

RCReligion Analysis

Is Your Business Drifting? The Silent Threat Christian Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore

Mike Sharrow, RealClearReligion

If I had a nickel for every time I sat across from a Christian business leader who was stuck — stuck on a plateau, stuck in... Read More

What Would You Be Willing to Die For?

Mandi Hart, RealClearReligion

“Out of Egypt, I will call My son...” So promised God in a prophecy recorded in the book of Hosea. And Christians see this... Read More

Frodo Baggins and Reconciliation

Andrew Fowler, RealClearReligion

The Lord of the Rings is emblematic of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Frodo Baggins bears the Ring of Power — the Dark Lord... Read More

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Religion & Politics

Welcoming at What Cost? Why Christian Charity Begins at Home

Sebastian Morello, The European Conservative

If you Google ‘Are Christians welcoming to Migrants’ or ‘Are Christians welcoming to LGBTQ people,’ you will find that a remarkable amount of ink has been spilled to highlight the hypocrisy of Christians in taking—as they typically do—a negative stance on political mismanagement of immigration or the ubiquitous presence of Pride propaganda in the West. Then, of ... Read More

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Is Your Business Drifting? The Silent Threat Christian Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore

Mike Sharrow, RealClearReligion

If I had a nickel for every time I sat across from a Christian business leader who was stuck — stuck on a plateau, stuck in frustration, stuck in the tension between faith and business — I could launch a new Kingdom-driven venture capital fund. The feeling of being “stuck” is not because of their business model or the economy. It’s not even their leadership abili... Read More

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Remember That We Are Dust

Mollie Book, Mollie’s Substack

Relief. It washed over me. At that moment, the truth of my utter insignificance was a balm to my soul and I wept with gratitude on the 1 train all the way home. (Crying on the 1 train? Classic, I know.) I am dust. You are dust. We are dust. Life is fleeting and challenging and one day we’re going to die and it’s going to be over and we’ll be dust once more. None of this will matt... Read More

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