“I thought I was going to throw up. But I didn’t. I knew this was gonna happen.” This is how a staff member at an abortion provider in Illinois responded to the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. By… Read more

In a ruling that the Wall Street Journal is calling “one of the most consequential in modern memory,” the Supreme Court has eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and returning the question of… Read more

Three stories in today’s news are related in a very encouraging way. First: American swimmer Anita Alvarez was competing in the World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, when she suddenly lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the pool…. Read more

Dan Gill has taught social studies at a middle school in New Jersey for thirty years. That alone makes him worthy of recognition. But all these years, he has followed a practice I found especially noteworthy: he keeps an empty… Read more

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Maine cannot prohibit parents from using a state tuition program to send their children to religious private schools. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, finding that “a State violates the Free Exercise… Read more

President Biden said yesterday that he hopes to decide soon whether to support a temporary pause in the federal gasoline tax to offset skyrocketing gasoline prices. However, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said, “I’m no fan of the gas tax… Read more

Chris Evans plays the title character in Disney’s new film, Lightyear, that released in theaters Friday. As you probably know, the movie has generated controversy by featuring two women in a lesbian relationship and a kiss between the two. When… Read more

There has been another church shooting, this time in the Birmingham, Alabama, area. Two people were killed and another person was injured yesterday evening in an attack at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills. The suspect, who has not… Read more

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point yesterday, the biggest hike since 1994. As a result, many are asking if a recession is likely or even imminent. I am certainly not an economist,… Read more

You might think that “Queerly Beloved” and “Quirky, Queer and Wonderful” are the titles of Pride month TV shows. They’re actually two of the hymns in Songs for the Holy Other: Hymns Affirming the LGBTQIA2S+ Community. Alongside a “queer hymnal,”… Read more