2025年1月4日 · (OPINION) The New York Times recently published a lengthy first-person essay by columnist David Brooks about his journey from agnosticism to faith. It’s called “The Shock of Faith: It’s Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be.” After reading it the first time, I printed it out so I could highlight with a yellow marker some of the finer excerpts and pass them on to you, but by the time I was ...

2024年12月27日 · Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. (ANALYSIS) Good morning, Weekend Plug-in readers! Last week, we highlighted the best religion journalism of 2024 as picked by more than 60 of the ...

2025年1月1日 · It may be the start of a new year, but many of the same issues and concerns will dominate the news cycle in 2025. Religion Unplugged recently highlighted our most popular stories of 2024 and the stories several religion journalists felt were their best of last year.. With 2024 close to being in the rear-view mirror, here are five religion news trends to watch for as we approach 2025:

2024年12月23日 · “In Dulci Jubilo,” with roots in the 14th century, captures the opposite side of the season. With its lively medieval tune, it overflows with joy and celebration, having been adapted by everyone from Johann Sebastian Bach to Mike Oldfield.. Then we have “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” a piece that traces all the way back to …

The book, six years in the making, vividly recreates Pope Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires and offers few new insights into his papacy. The book is enhanced by remarkable photographs, including private and unpublished material made personally available by Francis himself.

2024年11月20日 · (ANALYSIS) As the star of the scathing documentary "Religulous" — "religious" plus "ridiculous" — Bill Maher has never hidden his agnostic views about faith. But that doesn't mean the stand-up comic doubts the reality of …

2024年12月20日 · Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. (ANALYSIS) Welcome to a special year-end edition of Weekend Plug-in! I asked some of the nation’s top religion journalists to share their favorite or ...

2024年11月22日 · (OPINION) Have you ever considered that we could be thankful and never give thanks? Imagine having a heart full of gratitude but never expressing your thankfulness. A search of the New Testament for the words “thanks,” “thanksgiving” and “thankful” reveals some interesting finds.

2024年12月5日 · (ANALYSIS) Year after year, Juan Diego's tilma is viewed by an estimated 20 million pilgrims, with more than 10 million visiting the basilica close to Dec. 12 — the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico and the Americas. Around the world, throngs march in parades and sacred proc

2024年12月12日 · (ANALYSIS) This autumn, a Swiss Catholic church installed an AI Jesus in a confessional to interact with visitors.. The installation was a two-month project in religion, technology and art titled “Deus in Machina,” created at the University of Lucerne.The original Latin phrase literally means “god from the machine”; it refers to a plot device used in Greek and Roman plays, introducing ...