by Angela Yarber | May 12, 2025 | Opinion
As the United Methodist Church recently ruled that officiating same-sex weddings is up to individual pastors and we honor lifting the 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, I think of a poetry book intimately tied to this so-called debate. Rebecca Wilson’s “Unraveling” is a...
by Anna Piela | May 12, 2025 | Opinion
On May 3, during its annual meeting, the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago (ABCMC) became the first region within the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) to unanimously pass a resolution declaring itself a sanctuary region. The resolution was authored by...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | May 8, 2025 | Opinion
Every year in May, millions worldwide pause to honor the love, labor and legacy of mothers. It is one of the busiest times of the year for flower and card shops and chocolate stores, as people buy these items for their moms, celebrating their ongoing love and...
by Steve Harmon | May 7, 2025 | Opinion
It’s Wednesday, March 7, the day the conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis commences. At 10:00 a.m. (4:00 a.m. EST), Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, led a public Mass “Pro Eligendo Pontifice” (“For the Election of the...
by Craig Nash | May 7, 2025 | Opinion
In 1995, I was returning to my college dorm room from a class as my roommate was heading out the door. I asked where he was going, and he replied, “To the computer lab to set up my email address.” I didn’t know what most of that sentence meant, so I asked the first...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | May 6, 2025 | News, Opinion
Brazilian archbishop Hélder Pessoa Câmara once said, “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” During my younger years as an academic, before being radicalized by standing in solidarity with the...
