Celebrating Hanukkah and Thanksgiving on the same day; removing the homeless from downtown; and using dogs to comfort disaster victims. More →

November 22, 2013

A conversation on the agenda of the US Catholic bishops and the anniversary of JFK’s assassination; the debate over gun control in communities of faith; and a movement to identify the unmarked graves of mentally disabled patients More →

November 15, 2013

A Supreme Court case tests the limits of public prayer and the First Amendment; income inequality threatens to put an end to the American Dream; its 75th anniversary recalls a violent anti-Semitic pogrom known as the “night of broken glass”; and the destruction of a historic British cathedral during World War II leads to a ministry of peace and reconciliation. More →

November 8, 2013

Changing expectations for reform under Pope Francis; violence, neuroscience, and the ethics of probing the human brain to predict violent behavior; and Reza Aslan, author of “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” More →

November 1, 2013

The debate over what it means to be a Catholic university; the long spiritual journey of poet Christian Wiman. More →

October 25, 2013

Complex relationships between slaves, slaveowners, abolitionists, and religion in the new movie “12 Years a Slave”; a lawyer works to make justice accessible for all in Southeast Asia; and the challenges facing Conservative Judaism on its 100th anniversary More →

October 18, 2013

Ethical challenges raised by long-term isolation of inmates; Catholic writer James Lee Burke on moral and biblical themes and influences in his best-selling crime novels; and a mock pilgrimage that teaches Muslim American children about the rituals of the hajj. More →

October 11, 2013

A Georgetown University panel discussion examining the influence of Pope Francis; a Supreme Court case over prayers at public government meetings; and the challenges hindering efforts to eradicate polio in Pakistan. More →

October 4, 2013

Increasing violence against Christians in predominantly Muslim Pakistan; and the sharp divisions among people of faith over the Affordable Care Act’s various mandates and provisions More →

September 27, 2013

Divisions in the United Methodist Church over same-sex marriage; the artistic and religious treasure that is represented by the oldest surviving English version of the New Testament Gospels; and artist Marc Chagall, whose many paintings of a crucified Jesus symbolize Jewish suffering and persecution. More →

September 20, 2013