Though Taylor Swift hasn’t explicitly stated anything publicly about her faith since the now-famous 2018 documentary clip where she claimed "I live in Tennessee. I'm a Christian," her growing cache of religious references in her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," reveals a comfortability with her generation’s revolving divine du jour.
As relaxing as my trip to the Redwoods was, I found myself motivated to fight for justice. No sector of our lives has been untouched by colonization, capitalism, abuse or corruption. From the environment, to education, to healthcare, to safety in our communities, there is work to be done.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) recently awarded a total of $2.4 million to different tribal agencies across the state in order to fund early education for Native American and Tribal children.
I wonder if religion can be replaced. Can just anything “fill the hole in the heart” that religion once did and still does for some of us. While many human activities have value, nothing, in my opinion, can take the place of religion.
On Monday Thayne M. McCulloh, president of Gonzaga University, announced he would be retiring from his position in July 2025. Having served the university since 1990 and led as president for the past 15 years, McCulloh cited a period of reflection and consultation as the basis for his decision.
As the normally joyous communal holiday of Passover approaches this year, many Israelis say the war in Gaza has dampened the prospect of holding a Seder — the communal retelling of the ancient Israelites’ escape from Egypt from enslavement based on the Bible’s Book of Exodus.