Public opinion shows civil rights will eventually bounce back. But organized religion might not.
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Posted inHealth
Turning semi-automatics into mattocks: How faith communities in Colorado are fighting gun violence
Faith-based organizations like Guns to Gardens and RAWtools are using gun buybacks to turn unwanted firearms into garden tools
Posted inOpinion Columns
Nicolais: As Easter approaches, peace be with you
From the Prayer of St. Francis to traffic jams between pews, Holy Week is a great time to remember peace is always with us
Posted inOpinion Columns
Carman: Is God a he, a she or a they? Denver Catholic schools won’t teach that lesson.
The firing of a Catholic school teacher was another reminder of the bitter side of the church culture that drove so many away decades ago
Posted inBook Excerpts
In “Sister Liberty,” French refugees are taken in by a 19th-century American religious sect
Author Gregory Hill’s novel “Sister Liberty” explores the bargain of belonging amid the strange and staid, 19th-century fictional town of Solemn, Indiana.
Posted inCartoons
“What’d I Miss?”: How political opposites can align up to the moment they pick up their phones
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie notes how, from opposing ends of the political spectrum, it’s amazing how alike two people can be — and how oblivious to the similarities.
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Nicolais: Our shared communities — from soccer bar to the church pews — make sure we never walk alone
Between my deadline for this column and its publication in the wee morning hours of Sunday, I will attend a wake at my beloved soccer bar, the British Bulldog. Or maybe it is a memorial, I am not quite sure. What I do know is that a community will be gathering. A community that included […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Nicolais: Easter reminds us to resurrect love every day
Shortly after this column appears in the wee hours of Sunday morning, crowds will gather and fill churches for Easter Mass. Bright colors, little kids dolled up in their Sunday best, families filling pews that sit vacant most of the year. A joyous occasion. I have always struggled with Easter. It has nothing to do […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Of G-d, big questions, dark alleys, and Whoopi Goldberg
“Do you believe in G-d?” my son asks while I hastily drive him to meet the rabbi for Hebrew school, after yelling “sweet Jesus” to the sweet-looking senior in the left lane driving so slowly it’s as if he’s on a Sunday jaunt through the English countryside, and long before thinking through what I should […]
Posted inSunLit, SunLit Interviews
SunLit Interview: A mystery on the family ranch led author David M. Jessup to a trilogy
David M. Jessup grew up at Sylvan Dale Ranch in Loveland, Colorado, owned and run by his family. He is passionate about preserving open space and telling stories about the American West. He is a popular speaker on topics such as cattle ranching, sustainable agriculture, land conservation, flood recovery (he’s been through two floods on […]