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Edited by Ken Chitwood (Bloomsbury, 2026)

As part of Thriving Congregations: A Series on Leadership, experts in mental and physical health shared their perspectives and practical exercises to support your wellbeing and engage with your members on wellness issues.

CRCC 2025 trends focus on the wildfires affecting Los Angeles County and what will be a multi-year recovery effort. Across the various issues, a central theme emerged: Solidarity.

"All women should have the 'morning-after' pill in their purses". It's a compelling statement, especially since it came from a Catholic nun on Spanish national television.

Throughout adulthood, the pro-choice/pro-life binary gave me a comfortable foothold in the abortion debate and a prefabricated enemy to address. That changed when I met Sister Teresa Forcades, a former medical doctor, theologian and Catholic nun who supports abortion rights.

Among Black Americans, support for reproductive rights is connected with their concern for broader civil rights, the New York Times reports. The article frames CRCC's Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard as helping shape Vice President Kamala Harris' civil rights-based rhetoric on abortion after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

If being happy were his motivation, Tom’s often grueling life would not be fulfilling. But the joy he derives from doing hard, meaningful work as an expression of his faith fulfills him and touches the lives of those around him.