Thursday’s News & Ideas - 7/23/2026
- Is there a religious left?
- Catholic sisters supporting abused
- ‘Sanctuary people’
- Austin church printing building
- MD town countersues church
- The ancient world
What religious left?
ARC: Michael Wear on why Democrats can’t afford to abandon religious voters — and why Christianity should resist becoming a tool of either party.
These Catholic sisters want to start a new order with a difficult mission: helping survivors of clergy abuse
NPR: Sister Theresa Aletheia and Sister Danielle Lussier call themselves the Sisters of the Little Way of Beauty, Truth and Goodness. They spend most of their time praying for and meeting with people who have experienced abuse of various kinds, including emotional, financial, spiritual or sexual.
‘Sanctuary people’ redefine what it means to protect immigrants in uncertain times
The Conversation: In the 1980s, churches in the sanctuary movement prioritized offering physical protection to Central American asylum-seekers. In recent years, however, faith-based advocates’ sense of sanctuary has expanded.
An Austin church needs a new building. It’s going to print it.*
Christianity Today: Proponents say 3D printed construction could revolutionize church architecture. One Texas congregation is about to find out.
Maryland town countersues Episcopal church seeking to close overnight shelter
Episcopal News Service: The legal battle continues to escalate between a Maryland town and an Episcopal church over the church’s overnight shelter for unhoused people.
The Spark
Beyond Greece and Rome
A dramatic shift in perspective is producing a much bigger, broader and more exciting view of ‘the ancient world,’ Aeon says.
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