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Strengthening Jewish-Catholic Friendship
As we enter November, I want to share a few important articles, reflections, and encouraging developments in our efforts to confront antisemitism and strengthen Jewish-Catholic friendship. At a time when antisemitism continues to rear its ugly head, the need for education,…
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Blake McKinney on the German Protestant Church Struggle
This week I joined Blake McKinney of Texas Baptist College to discuss his new book about Christians under Hitler titled The German Protestant Church Struggle: Toward a New History . I hope that you enjoy our conversation viewable below or on the IRD YouTube channel here . The…
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Anglican Dioceses Report Attendance Growth
New diocesan data for the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) released this past week shows a 2.55 percent jump in churchwide Average Principal Sunday Attendance in 2025, an increase of 2,509 from 96,009 in 2024 to 98,514 in the most recent reporting year. The data is…
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Providence’s Next Chapter
Providence Editor-in-Chief Mark Tooley is joined by Paul D. Miller, professor of the practice of international affairs at Georgetown University and Providence’s new Managing Editor, to reflect on the history of Providence, including why Providence was founded and the…
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Reformed Worship and Its Justification – Part 2
An earlier article discussed presentations at the Fifth Prince Georges’ Conference on Reformed Theology at Greenbelt Baptist Church in Greenbelt, Maryland on September 25-26, covering in particular presentations on the need to focus worship on God and the theological…
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Reformed Worship and Its Justification – Part 1
The Fifth Annual Prince Georges Conference on Reformed Theology, sponsored by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, was held at Greenbelt Baptist Church in Greenbelt, Maryland on September 25-26 and focused on historic public worship in Reformed churches and its theological…
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Christian Socialism: Treating the Profane as Sacred?
Popular professions of support for socialism are common today but typically presume the continued existence of capitalism. Most self-proclaimed socialists are leftists who accept a market economy, only under greater government control. Rather than impose real socialism, they…
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United Methodism’s Decline to What?
New membership data from United Methodism in the USA indicates a drop of 174,000 from 2024 to 2025, or about 4.4 percent of the total. This number is maybe the new annual average for post schism United Methodism. The once 11-million-member church now has 3.8 million. There were…
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A Cautious Hope for ‘The Magician’s Nephew’
The press tour for Director Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew has begun. Unsurprisingly, it has drawn foreseeable backlash from conservative commentators, who have disliked the selection of the Barbie director from the beginning. While parts of the…
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Unpacking Episcopal Church Stats
Today I joined Kevin Kallsen of the Anglican Unscripted podcast to discuss last week’s release of Episcopal Church statistics for the 2025 reporting year. Kevin is a seasoned observer of both the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, so it’s always a fun conversation when…
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Jewish Catholics Are Hurting, The Church Should Listen
[ Editor’s note : the below piece is part of a series of articles by Catholics addressing antisemitism. Read Simone Rizkallah’s article on Catholic-Jewish relations here , and join us in Washington, D.C. on November 19 as American University scholar Pamela Nadell speaks on her…