RealClearReligion

Back in 1978, when the College of Cardinals selected Karol Wojtyla to lead the Catholic Church, he began his pontificate with the message... Read More

The #MeToo Movement Has Forgotten Asia Bibi

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, RealClearReligion

In the end, the dignity of women lies at the heart of the #metoo movement. Yes, I know that the eerie parades of red-robed... Read More

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The Hillbilly Thomists

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Should the Church Rethink the Merits of Free Markets?

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One Congregation. Two Countries.

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The Supreme Court's Big Announcements on Religion

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Mormon Political Grip on Utah May Be Loosening

Jana Riess, Salt Lake Tribune

Three months ago, I identified Utah's medical marijuana ballot initiative as one to watch — not just because of the issue itself but as... Read More

Pope Francis, Please Prosecute

Maureen Ferguson, RealClearReligion

Open Letter to the US Catholic Bishops: It's Over

National Catholic Reporter

Dear brothers in Christ, shepherds, fellow pilgrims,We address you as you approach this year's national meeting in Baltimore... Read More

Roots of Catholic Anger

George Weigel, Catholic World Report

After a month out of the country, working in Rome at Synod-2018 and helping mark the 40th anniversary of John Paul II's election at events in... Read More

Why Messianic Judaism Isn't Anti-Semitism

Myra Adams, RealClearPolitics

While Americans are collectively grieving over last weekend's horrific mass shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, a related... Read More

The Embodied Church in a Digital Age

Kara Bettis, Christianity Today

Virtual Reality Church's first baptism took place in a 3D house with an underground pool and a massive billboard overhead proclaiming... Read More

The Ambivalence of the Biblical Attitude Toward Laughter

Sarah Rindner, Mosaic

Last week's Torah reading of Lekh-L'kha (Genesis 12-17) tells the story of the birth of Abraham's elder son Ishmael. By contrast, this week's... Read More

Hold Your Faith Tightly & Your Politics Loosely

David French, National Review

Earlier today the New York Times published a fascinating piece outlining the anguish in many young Evangelicals' hearts in the age of Trump.... Read More

Playing With Fire? The Rise of the Neo-Pagans

K.V. Turley, NCRegister

Across the lands of the frozen north, the Norse “gods” are returning.Nordic paganism is now Iceland's fastest-growing religion.... Read More

Everyone in the West Should Be Concerned About Asia Bibi

Charlotte Gill, Telegraph

Watching the horrifying crowds of men in Pakistan calling for the death of Asia Bibi seemed like watching another, medieval world. Bibi, a... Read More

Will China's Neighbors Speak Out on Its Uyghur Issues?

Sarah Brooks, The Diplomat

The Silk Road Economic Belt. The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. One Belt, One Road. The Belt and Road Initiative. From one year to another,... Read More

Pilgrims & Progress

Paul Baumann, Commonweal Magazine

"As a city on a hill” is a line borrowed from the Gospel of Matthew by John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay... Read More

"Why Religion?" Explores Belief in the 21st Century

Tom Gjelten, NPR

Over many thousands of years, our understanding of the world has advanced exponentially. But our sense of mystery remains, and we still seek... Read More

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Videos

The Hillbilly Thomists

Buzzfeed

Should the Church Rethink the Merits of Free Markets?

Buzzfeed

One Congregation. Two Countries.

Buzzfeed

The Supreme Court's Big Announcements on Religion

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Can Pope Francis' Council of Cardinals Still Deliver on Reform?

By most accounts, Pope Francis was elected with a mandate to reform the Roman Curia, the complex network of dicasteries, commissions and councils charged with the central administrative work of the Catholic Church — a network that, even to insiders and experts, more often resembles a rabbit warren than a well-defined system of governable offices with clear responsibilities.From the beginning Read More

Houses of Worship

How Many Mormons Use Marijuana, Anyway?

This fall Utah voters will go the polls to vote on Proposition 2 which, if passed, would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Public opinion polls show the measure to be popular with Utah voters, despite opposition from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which wields considerable influence in Utah's social and political culture.While formally opposi Read More