ReligionI'd never worn the Star of David. That changed in 2022After the Colleyville hostage crisis, I wanted to publicly identify as a Jew, writes Judy Bolton-Fasman.CognoscentiMar 4, 2022If You Support Abortion Rights, You Might Soon Lose Communion — Even If You're Joe BidenThreatening to deny the president the Eucharist on the basis of his support of abortion rights is the gasp of a shriveled Catholic right, writes Rich Barlow.CognoscentiJun 24, 2021As My Son Came Of Age, He Taught Me: ‘Embrace What Is Possible’Writer Linda K. Wertheimer had been imagining her son's bar mitzvah in their temple since he'd been a baby. Then the pandemic hit.CognoscentiApr 14, 2021Is Politics Filling The God Gap?A recent Gallup poll found that fewer than half of Americans belong to a house of worship. But while Americans might be losing their religion, they are not losing their...Resume47:19Apr 14, 2021The Catholic Right’s Combusting PsycheThe Conservative arm of the Catholic church is wrong on a number of counts, writes Rich Barlow, such that both church and state must respond to its errors.CognoscentiJan 28, 2021AdvertisementRadio Diary: 'On Eagle's Wings'President-elect Joe Biden will be the second Catholic president in U.S. history. In his first address as president-elect, he invokes his Catholic faith.Resume07:25Nov 20, 2020'The Halo Is Hopelessly Tarnished': Why The Sainthood Of John Paul II Should Be Rescinded The Catholic Church has never scratched a saint from its rolls, writes Eileen McNamara. But it should do so now to signal that it is finally, firmly and once-and-for-all standing...CognoscentiNov 12, 2020I'm Praying For Donald Trump, Even Though I Don’t Want ToPraying for the president, who chooses to behave in ways that are stunningly inhumane at nearly every turn, writes Rev. Laura Everett, is not about who he is, but about...CognoscentiOct 2, 2020It's 2020. Stop Talking About Amy Coney Barrett's 'Devout' CatholicismLet’s keep the focus during this nomination and confirmation fight on the Constitution, writes Eileen McNamara, not on the prospective nominee's religion. CognoscentiSep 23, 2020MIT Chaplain Resigns After Email Doubting Floyd-Racism LinkThe Archdiocese of Boston asked the Rev. Daniel Patrick Moloney to step down June 9 after he sent an email suggesting that the killing of George Floyd was not an...Local CoverageJun 17, 2020Many Mass. Houses Of Worship Choose To Remain Closed Despite OK From StateToday is the first Sunday in months that houses of worship are permitted to open, as long as they follow guidelines and restrictions set forth by the state. But many...ResumeMorning Edition04:31May 24, 2020Trump Order On Anti-Semitism Sets Off Fear, Praise From Jewish CommunityPresident Trump’s executive order to combat anti-Semitism on college campuses triggers strong feelings among American Jews. We’re listening.Resume47:10Dec 17, 2019A Mission To Reinterpret The World's Sacred TextsA misreading of scripture is at the root of many of today’s controversies worldwide, says renowned religious scholar Karen Armstrong. She makes the case.Resume46:44Dec 4, 2019Married Priests In The Amazon Won’t Cure What Ails CatholicismAllowing already married deacons to be ordained in one underserved region in South America is hardly the revolutionary action needed to counter the crisis of faith facing the church. CognoscentiNov 7, 2019A Play About Catholic Conservatism Earns Praise From Both Sides Of The AisleConservative Catholic intellectuals arguing about God and President Trump. It’s the inspiration for Will Arbery's new play "Heroes of the Fourth Turning."Resume47:00Nov 4, 2019The MAGA Hat Is Not Campaign Swag. It's An Emblem Of HateTrumpism is racism, blatant or latent, writes Rich Barlow. That makes the cap no different than a Confederate flag. CognoscentiAug 29, 2019Jews In The U.S. Respond To Trump's Attacks On LoyaltyWe hear from a roundtable of American Jews about their thoughts and responses to President Trump’s claims about who they should be loyal to and why.Resume47:07Aug 26, 2019The Catholic Church I Imagined Never ExistedI’ve asked my mother why anyone remains a part of the Catholic church, with all that we now know, writes Sasha Watson. "Because we are Catholic," she tells me.CognoscentiAug 20, 2019My Response To The Woman Who Told Me To 'Go Back'Four days after Trump's racist attacks against four congresswomen, Kanwar Singh was in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, when a woman yelled, "Go back to your country!"ResumeCognoscenti03:40Jul 22, 2019Can Church And State Be Separate In A More Religiously Diverse America?Increasing numbers of Americans say they have no religious affiliation. They’re making their voices heard in the public square and at the Supreme Court.Resume46:21Jun 11, 2019Next Page
I'd never worn the Star of David. That changed in 2022After the Colleyville hostage crisis, I wanted to publicly identify as a Jew, writes Judy Bolton-Fasman.CognoscentiMar 4, 2022
If You Support Abortion Rights, You Might Soon Lose Communion — Even If You're Joe BidenThreatening to deny the president the Eucharist on the basis of his support of abortion rights is the gasp of a shriveled Catholic right, writes Rich Barlow.CognoscentiJun 24, 2021
As My Son Came Of Age, He Taught Me: ‘Embrace What Is Possible’Writer Linda K. Wertheimer had been imagining her son's bar mitzvah in their temple since he'd been a baby. Then the pandemic hit.CognoscentiApr 14, 2021
Is Politics Filling The God Gap?A recent Gallup poll found that fewer than half of Americans belong to a house of worship. But while Americans might be losing their religion, they are not losing their...Resume47:19Apr 14, 2021
The Catholic Right’s Combusting PsycheThe Conservative arm of the Catholic church is wrong on a number of counts, writes Rich Barlow, such that both church and state must respond to its errors.CognoscentiJan 28, 2021
Radio Diary: 'On Eagle's Wings'President-elect Joe Biden will be the second Catholic president in U.S. history. In his first address as president-elect, he invokes his Catholic faith.Resume07:25Nov 20, 2020
'The Halo Is Hopelessly Tarnished': Why The Sainthood Of John Paul II Should Be Rescinded The Catholic Church has never scratched a saint from its rolls, writes Eileen McNamara. But it should do so now to signal that it is finally, firmly and once-and-for-all standing...CognoscentiNov 12, 2020
I'm Praying For Donald Trump, Even Though I Don’t Want ToPraying for the president, who chooses to behave in ways that are stunningly inhumane at nearly every turn, writes Rev. Laura Everett, is not about who he is, but about...CognoscentiOct 2, 2020
It's 2020. Stop Talking About Amy Coney Barrett's 'Devout' CatholicismLet’s keep the focus during this nomination and confirmation fight on the Constitution, writes Eileen McNamara, not on the prospective nominee's religion. CognoscentiSep 23, 2020
MIT Chaplain Resigns After Email Doubting Floyd-Racism LinkThe Archdiocese of Boston asked the Rev. Daniel Patrick Moloney to step down June 9 after he sent an email suggesting that the killing of George Floyd was not an...Local CoverageJun 17, 2020
Many Mass. Houses Of Worship Choose To Remain Closed Despite OK From StateToday is the first Sunday in months that houses of worship are permitted to open, as long as they follow guidelines and restrictions set forth by the state. But many...ResumeMorning Edition04:31May 24, 2020
Trump Order On Anti-Semitism Sets Off Fear, Praise From Jewish CommunityPresident Trump’s executive order to combat anti-Semitism on college campuses triggers strong feelings among American Jews. We’re listening.Resume47:10Dec 17, 2019
A Mission To Reinterpret The World's Sacred TextsA misreading of scripture is at the root of many of today’s controversies worldwide, says renowned religious scholar Karen Armstrong. She makes the case.Resume46:44Dec 4, 2019
Married Priests In The Amazon Won’t Cure What Ails CatholicismAllowing already married deacons to be ordained in one underserved region in South America is hardly the revolutionary action needed to counter the crisis of faith facing the church. CognoscentiNov 7, 2019
A Play About Catholic Conservatism Earns Praise From Both Sides Of The AisleConservative Catholic intellectuals arguing about God and President Trump. It’s the inspiration for Will Arbery's new play "Heroes of the Fourth Turning."Resume47:00Nov 4, 2019
The MAGA Hat Is Not Campaign Swag. It's An Emblem Of HateTrumpism is racism, blatant or latent, writes Rich Barlow. That makes the cap no different than a Confederate flag. CognoscentiAug 29, 2019
Jews In The U.S. Respond To Trump's Attacks On LoyaltyWe hear from a roundtable of American Jews about their thoughts and responses to President Trump’s claims about who they should be loyal to and why.Resume47:07Aug 26, 2019
The Catholic Church I Imagined Never ExistedI’ve asked my mother why anyone remains a part of the Catholic church, with all that we now know, writes Sasha Watson. "Because we are Catholic," she tells me.CognoscentiAug 20, 2019
My Response To The Woman Who Told Me To 'Go Back'Four days after Trump's racist attacks against four congresswomen, Kanwar Singh was in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, when a woman yelled, "Go back to your country!"ResumeCognoscenti03:40Jul 22, 2019
Can Church And State Be Separate In A More Religiously Diverse America?Increasing numbers of Americans say they have no religious affiliation. They’re making their voices heard in the public square and at the Supreme Court.Resume46:21Jun 11, 2019
