Principled pluralism is the idea that public institutions need not be sanitized of the sacred in order to promote the public good. It wholeheartedly resists the notion that religious faith is merely a private devotion.

Given the severe harm facing children caught in our country’s criminal justice system, how might we change things so that those in ‘the dawn of life’ might not have their bright future dimmed by incarceration?

If public education is to realize its full capacity to reduce recidivism, it must make learning a top priority for justice-involved youth.

“Blessed are the poor…” my four-year-old croons the lyrics between gasped whispers, barely audible, as if unwilling to bring the full weight of his singing voice to these words until he has mastered each phrase. Meanwhile, my two-year-old daughter takes the exact opposite approach. As I wipe oatmeal from her onesie, she screams in my face: “For their hearts have a road to the kingdom of God / And their souls are the songs of the kingdom of God.” This is our morning routine. Our common life unfolds over warmed day-old porridge and browning banana slices. We read scripture and […]

Voting, however, does not just impact my identity and my life. When we vote, it shapes the lives of our families, our neighbors and our communities.

Medication without therapy is like putting a Band-Aid on a wound that needs surgery – it doesn’t really fix the problem.