By the Way | The Luxury of Sadness

By the Way | The Luxury of Sadness

The question, I confess, caught me off-balance. I was in California recently to give the Castelfranco Lecture at the University of California, Davis. During lunch before the event with a small group of colleagues, I fell into conversation with a graduate student who...
Say “No” to Religious Charter Schools

Say “No” to Religious Charter Schools

The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 5-0 to disapprove the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School’s application. In doing so, they rejected the Catholic church’s application to create “the first taxpayer-funded religious charter...
Which Way Forward?

Which Way Forward?

How might we find and choose our way on the path to the future? Two images from a recent Saturday night prompted some reflection on this question. The first was a stage production of “The Sound of Music” performed by older children and teenagers who are part of a...
The Idolatry of Second Amendment Worship

The Idolatry of Second Amendment Worship

A 28-year-old assailant walked into The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, a private elementary school on the grounds of Covenant Presbyterian Church. The assailant, Aubrey Hale, unloaded her weapons on unsuspecting children and school employees. During Hale’s...