Beyond Individual Rights: Mahmoud v. Taylor and the Institutional Religious Freedom of the Family
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6–3 ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor, holding that public schools must allow parents to opt their children out of classroom […]
Protecting Religious Freedom: Teaching Your Children the Meaning of the Rainbow
The rainbow is not a mere symbol—it is a sign, a covenant, a memory of mercy and a promise of justice. In the Christian tradition, the rainbow first appears after […]
A Sacred-Public Partnership Ends: Reimagining Refugee Ministry
Recently, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced that it would not renew its longstanding cooperative agreements with the federal government related to refugee resettlement and unaccompanied children’s services. […]
Enacted Religious Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, the Black Church, and Public Life
There is a sacred dimension missing in public life—not a vague sense of moral loss, but a failure to recognize the presence of the Divine in the institutions, traditions, and […]
A Lenten Reflection on Faith-Based Institutions and the Vanishing
As part of our family culture, we revisit the Lenten devotional Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing by Gayle Boss each year with our young children. This devotional […]