This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality Sometimes we find belonging in the most unexpected places. And sometimes, we find it buried deep in our own histories — in our own family legacies, as Patty Krawec did. Rachel Martin
Communities of faith welcome migrants caught in polarized immigration debate When migrants from Latin America were flown from Texas and dropped off in Sacramento with nowhere to go, a group of congregations came together to care for them. Jason DeRose
Young Catholics from around the world flock to World Youth Day events in Portugal NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Heidi Schlumpf of the National Catholic Reporter, about Pope Francis's reform agenda, and the impact of encouraging young parishioners to "shake things up."
This Ivy League researcher says spirituality is good for our mental health A Columbia University professor says spiritual beliefs can decrease our rates of anxiety and depression. I needed to understand how she came to these conclusions. Rachel Martin
Congregations leave United Methodist Church over defiance of LGBTQ bans The largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. is shrinking due to disputes over LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriage. About 20% of United Methodist congregations have left in recent years. Jason DeRose
Why this poet sees grief as its own kind of spiritual practice Poet Hanif Abdurraqib has experienced a lot of loss in his life, and sees the grief from those losses as its own kind of spiritual practice. Rachel Martin
The former news anchor at the center of the mindfulness movement As an anchor for ABC News, Dan Harris' career seemed pretty sorted out. Then his book about mindfulness took off. Rachel Martin
She found meaning where she least expected it — her childhood faith Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she was in her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with. Rachel Martin
Supreme Court rules in favor of web designer who refused work for same-sex weddings The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from "forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees." Nina Totenberg
To save Jewish culture, American Jews turned to summer camp The roots of summer sleep-away camps that revolve around Jewish identity go back to efforts to keep Jewish culture alive after World War II. Deena Prichep