Churches in southern NM offer shelter to migrant families
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The seven churches have sheltered more than 1,500 men, women and children since June. Continue Reading
Answering the call
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A Q&A with the organizer of the effort that unites faith-based organizations to aid migrants in southern New Mexico. Continue Reading
Plans for a border wall ignite fight between church and state
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The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is resisting the government’s efforts to take over the historic chapel that gave Mission its name. Continue Reading
Rape kids. Cover it up. Avoid responsibility. Lie. That’s the Catholic Church.
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A religious organization that has destroyed countless people and families is now trying to avoid the full consequences of its sins — and Santa Fe’s archbishop is lying about it. Continue Reading
Priests abused people in Native villages for years, then retired on college campus
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Gonzaga University served as a retirement repository for Jesuit priests accused of sexual abuse in Alaska Native villages and on reservations. Continue Reading
Finding hope – and even faith – as society decays
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History paints a clear picture of society evolving even through excruciating times like these. Continue Reading
Next to a shelter holding immigrant children, church’s congregants defend family separations
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Congregants at Harlingen’s Lighthouse Fellowship Church in Texas said the president was right to split up families that entered the country illegally. Continue Reading
Trump’s dehumanizing rhetoric should be a wake-up call
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I hope the energy to fight for equity continues regardless of which party is in control. Continue Reading
If Congress must have a chaplain, hire me
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Here is the main reason I am the right candidate: I have no intention, whatsoever, of showing up for work. Continue Reading
I cover hate. I didn’t expect it at my family’s Jewish cemetery.
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The vandalizing of a Jewish graveyard in St. Louis becomes a very personal entry in ProPublica’s “Documenting Hate” database. Continue Reading
Fire that ravaged Texas mosque was arson, investigators say
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Investigators said Wednesday that someone intentionally set the fire that destroyed a mosque two weeks ago in Victoria, the South Texas town that has since rallied around its Muslim community. Continue Reading
Bill seeks to outlaw gay ‘conversion therapy’ in New Mexico
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Physicians and therapists groups have condemned the treatment, but most states allow the therapy for children. Six states, including California and New York, and several cities have imposed bans. Continue Reading
Santa Fe archbishop backs controversial plan to fund early education
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Wester appealed to legislators during the annual prayer breakfast to support spending money from the $15 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund on early childhood programs. Continue Reading
Las Cruces school board affirms commitment to equity and safety
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The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education has joined the national movement to affirm a commitment to diversity and safety in response to the rhetoric of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Continue Reading
At UNM, signs that a new human rights movement is stirring
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In recent weeks, the pedestrian walkway outside the UNM bookstore has been reinvented as a free speech plaza of sorts, witnessing multiple demonstrations on issues ranging from the November election to Standing Rock. Continue Reading