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The woman on the train
One photo from this weekend says more than any speech. Friends, A striking photo has been circulating from this July 4th weekend. A Black woman is sitting on a DC Metro train, calm, looking straight ahead. Around her, filling the car, are dozens of members of a...
JD Vance slams the pope this 4th of July
Two days after ICE detained a nun on her way to Mass. Friends, Two days before JD Vance went on Fox News this week to lecture the pope about immigration, ICE agents detained a nun on her way to Mass in McAllen, Texas. That is the inspiration I hope we all take,...
ICE detained a nun. No one knows why
Sister Letty was walking to Mass in her habit. Friends, On Sunday morning in McAllen, Texas, Sister Letty Ugboaja put on her religious habit and walked toward Our Lady of Sorrows Church to celebrate Mass. She never made it inside because ICE saw her on...
They’re mandating the Bible in every Texas classroom
The Supreme Court banned this in 1963. Friends, Late last week, the Texas State Board of Education voted to make Bible passages required reading for all 5 million public school children in the state. That means a kid in El Paso, whose parents may pray...
Great news — we’re in the top 50
We couldn't have done this without you. Friends, I'm excited to share that, thanks to your support, The Common Good podcast has just landed at #1 on the Best 50 Progressive Christianity Podcasts in the United States list. We couldn't have made it on this list...
Six magic words, live from Laguna Beach
"I like you, and we need you." Friends, Yesterday evening matters to me more than I can easily explain. People came out for the common good — on a weeknight in June — and filled the Laguna Beach Cultural Center for a screening of Who's the...