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For all we’ve lost: A liturgy for George Floyd
As the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approaches, an author and liturgist offers a promise of remembrance and a prayer for breath.
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Cole Arthur Riley
Writer
Spider Martin’s photos of Selma echo through history
Photos from Bloody Sunday remind us of the pain and courage in the struggle for civil rights.
MLK Day and the inauguration: Looking forward, looking back
The convergence and contradictions of the Martin Luther King holiday and the second inauguration of Donald Trump reflect a decidedly American pattern, writes the co-executive director of MLK50.
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Adrienne Johnson Martin
Journalist
A resurgent Sanctuary Movement may be coming. Will churches get involved?
As more migrants leave their homes and look for refuge in the U.S., houses of worship have ample opportunity to live out their faith by welcoming the stranger, says a scholar of the Sanctuary Movement.
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Michael Woolf
Senior minister, Lake Street Church of Evanston
Becca Edwards: Science is a tool that helps us better live out our faith
In her work as a climate action fellow, a former science professor equips clergy and laypeople to advocate for environmental justice.
The Ignatian Solidarity Network continues the Jesuit legacy of social justice
A 20-year-old organization based in Ohio draws on 500-year-old teachings to form young activists from across the country.
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Jim Sweeney
Journalist
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: Mobilizing the poor can help fix America
Believing myths related to poverty and whom it affects has prevented Americans from constructing a society that works for everyone, authors of a recent book say.
Brenda Salter McNeil: Reconciliation is about much more than making friends
For the Seattle-based theologian, living into the reality of reconciliation means contributing to a world where all of God’s creation can flourish.
Barbie’s dream houses
A presbytery in the American Northwest gave property to an Indigenous nonprofit to build tiny homes and establish a community center, but the process was difficult work.
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Cheston Knapp
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S. Charmaine McKissick-Melton: A civil rights era activist celebrates Pauli Murray’s inclusion in the American Women Quarters Program
S. Charmaine McKissick-Melton and Pauli Murray have more in common than growing up in the same city of Durham, North Carolina. They both were the first Black woman in many rooms they walked into — and both had to fight to be there.
