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They Killed Sister Dorothy: HBO's Book of Martyrs

by Craig Detweiler 03-27-2009
From Joan of Arc to Sir Thomas More, courageous martyrs continue to inspire us. Their powerful witness is memorialized in homilies, books, and even movies.

Sin Nombre: Immigrants as Sojourners

by Craig Detweiler 03-24-2009
President Obama recently addressed the crying need for comprehensive immigration reform. He reminded us that we are a nation of immigrants.

Tennessee Church Shootings: The Culture War's Latest Casualties

by Craig Detweiler 07-31-2008

Tragically, the culture war crossed over fighting words to shooting bullets. Once again, a community of faith was caught in the crossfire. While 25 children sang songs from "Annie," a gunman fired three shotgun blasts inside the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. The seven people shot and two people murdered on Sunday morning are the latest victims of the culture war.

Sadly, this wasn't the first shooting to occur at a house of worship in the [...]

Tennessee Church Shootings: The Culture War's Latest Casualties

by Craig Detweiler 07-31-2008

Tragically, the culture war crossed over fighting words to shooting bullets. Once again, a community of faith was caught in the crossfire. While 25 children sang songs from "Annie," a gunman fired three shotgun blasts inside the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. The seven people shot and two people murdered on Sunday morning are the latest victims of the culture war.

Sadly, this wasn't the first shooting to occur at a house of worship in the [...]

Cultural Collisions

by Craig Detweiler 12-01-2005
Participating in the Divine