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If you're on this website, you probably need to read this! Great, helpful stuff. democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/the-big-te...
The Big-Tent Strategy Isn’t Working
Global lessons to build better coalitions
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October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If you're on this website, you probably need to read this! Great, helpful stuff. democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/the-big-te...
Happy Birthday, Fannie Lou Hamer <3
October 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Happy Birthday, Fannie Lou Hamer <3
Everything that we care about as people of faith - including our religious liberty and our ability to advocate for issues that we care about - rests on a foundation of pluralism and the rule of law.
Faith leadership matters. Let's meet this moment - together.
Faith leadership matters. Let's meet this moment - together.
October 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Everything that we care about as people of faith - including our religious liberty and our ability to advocate for issues that we care about - rests on a foundation of pluralism and the rule of law.
Faith leadership matters. Let's meet this moment - together.
Faith leadership matters. Let's meet this moment - together.
"President George W. Bush said of John Cardinal O'Connor: He had a way of putting politicians on the spot, exactly where we belong."
September 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"President George W. Bush said of John Cardinal O'Connor: He had a way of putting politicians on the spot, exactly where we belong."
A personal reflection: If this is a time for revival, then it is a time for forgiveness. It is a time for charity. It is a time for love. medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
How a real revival will look.
Note: This is a personal reflection and does not reflect the viewpoint of any affiliation that I hold or employers I have or had.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A personal reflection: If this is a time for revival, then it is a time for forgiveness. It is a time for charity. It is a time for love. medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
To meet the moment, we have to push back against the "Us vs. Them" political strategy & find ways to come together across lines of difference to serve our neighbors. In the coming weeks, we are sharing inspiring stories that show the way: The Best of America. Trailer below.
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The Best of America: The Team Up Project
YouTube video by Team Up Project
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September 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
To meet the moment, we have to push back against the "Us vs. Them" political strategy & find ways to come together across lines of difference to serve our neighbors. In the coming weeks, we are sharing inspiring stories that show the way: The Best of America. Trailer below.
youtu.be/9JM3Q3tgMFc?...
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Polling shows that Pope Leo is extremely popular. In Real Clear Religion, I talk about how his approach to the papacy represents the best of American pluralism.
He provides a textbook example of Interfaith America's "Respect, Relate, Cooperate" framework. www.realclearreligion.org/articles/202...
He provides a textbook example of Interfaith America's "Respect, Relate, Cooperate" framework. www.realclearreligion.org/articles/202...
The Pluralism of The American Pope
100 days into the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, it appears that the College of Cardinals selected a pope with two attributes that were previously seen as impossible: An American, and a unifier.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Polling shows that Pope Leo is extremely popular. In Real Clear Religion, I talk about how his approach to the papacy represents the best of American pluralism.
He provides a textbook example of Interfaith America's "Respect, Relate, Cooperate" framework. www.realclearreligion.org/articles/202...
He provides a textbook example of Interfaith America's "Respect, Relate, Cooperate" framework. www.realclearreligion.org/articles/202...
Preparing for this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, I wrote with more vulnerability this week.
Our topic is doubt, and I sought help from one of my favorite philosophers: Daniel Tiger.
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Our topic is doubt, and I sought help from one of my favorite philosophers: Daniel Tiger.
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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August 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Preparing for this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, I wrote with more vulnerability this week.
Our topic is doubt, and I sought help from one of my favorite philosophers: Daniel Tiger.
medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
Our topic is doubt, and I sought help from one of my favorite philosophers: Daniel Tiger.
medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
"He did not realize that the bellies of the poor were much safer storerooms than his barns."
Not a Homily: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Not a Homily: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Vanity of vanity! All things are vanity!”
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August 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"He did not realize that the bellies of the poor were much safer storerooms than his barns."
Not a Homily: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Not a Homily: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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I had a great time breaking bread and building bridges at @ccomaha with @CCharitiesUSA & @interfaithusa. There is amazing work happening across faith traditions to address the needs of the community.
August 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I had a great time breaking bread and building bridges at @ccomaha with @CCharitiesUSA & @interfaithusa. There is amazing work happening across faith traditions to address the needs of the community.
Brilliant passage on The Good Samaritan and "Who is my neighbor?"
"The fantasy (which I regret to report is far from fanciful) illustrates the skill which with we use thought to avoid action. A classic ploy."
"The fantasy (which I regret to report is far from fanciful) illustrates the skill which with we use thought to avoid action. A classic ploy."
July 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Brilliant passage on The Good Samaritan and "Who is my neighbor?"
"The fantasy (which I regret to report is far from fanciful) illustrates the skill which with we use thought to avoid action. A classic ploy."
"The fantasy (which I regret to report is far from fanciful) illustrates the skill which with we use thought to avoid action. A classic ploy."
In Sunday's Gospel, Jesus teaches us how to pray. I am reminded of how I learned to pray as a child, huddled around a pillar candle with my brother and very patient father.
This week's "Not a Homily": medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
This week's "Not a Homily": medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
Not a Homily: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings
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July 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In Sunday's Gospel, Jesus teaches us how to pray. I am reminded of how I learned to pray as a child, huddled around a pillar candle with my brother and very patient father.
This week's "Not a Homily": medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
This week's "Not a Homily": medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
This from Fr. Greg Boyle gets me every time. I need to be better about living it.
Most of us do!
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Most of us do!
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July 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This from Fr. Greg Boyle gets me every time. I need to be better about living it.
Most of us do!
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Most of us do!
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Some thoughts on The Good Samaritan:
Let's expand our idea of who is our neighbor, as God intends.
Let's open up the circle of who is "us" and stop demonizing "them."
Let's advocate for justice *and* serve our neighbors directly.
Let's get to work!
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Let's expand our idea of who is our neighbor, as God intends.
Let's open up the circle of who is "us" and stop demonizing "them."
Let's advocate for justice *and* serve our neighbors directly.
Let's get to work!
medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
Not a Homily: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings
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July 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Some thoughts on The Good Samaritan:
Let's expand our idea of who is our neighbor, as God intends.
Let's open up the circle of who is "us" and stop demonizing "them."
Let's advocate for justice *and* serve our neighbors directly.
Let's get to work!
medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
Let's expand our idea of who is our neighbor, as God intends.
Let's open up the circle of who is "us" and stop demonizing "them."
Let's advocate for justice *and* serve our neighbors directly.
Let's get to work!
medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
Publishing early this week: The Good Samaritan is one of the most widely known *and* underestimated stories in the Bible. Let's journey deeply into its meaning -- and into our own hearts.
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Not a Homily: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings
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July 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Publishing early this week: The Good Samaritan is one of the most widely known *and* underestimated stories in the Bible. Let's journey deeply into its meaning -- and into our own hearts.
medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
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"If we don't get this right, shut it down."
A "Not a Homily" reflection on the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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A "Not a Homily" reflection on the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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Not a Homily: 14th Sunday in ordinary time
Readings
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July 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"If we don't get this right, shut it down."
A "Not a Homily" reflection on the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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A "Not a Homily" reflection on the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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Happy George Gordon Meade Out-Generaled Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg Day to all who celebrate.
Meade deserves more credit for Gettysburg and his service in the rest of the war.
Thank you, Ol' Snapping Turtle.
Meade deserves more credit for Gettysburg and his service in the rest of the war.
Thank you, Ol' Snapping Turtle.
July 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy George Gordon Meade Out-Generaled Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg Day to all who celebrate.
Meade deserves more credit for Gettysburg and his service in the rest of the war.
Thank you, Ol' Snapping Turtle.
Meade deserves more credit for Gettysburg and his service in the rest of the war.
Thank you, Ol' Snapping Turtle.
"Everybody he was around had to repent, had to change their minds. Jesus had hard conversations where people got offended. But he didn’t leave them."
Josiah did so very very good with this interview. Excellent stuff to consider. sojo.net/articles/int...
The Christian Rapper Who Thinks You’re Loving the Wrong Neighbor
“You don't know Jesus 'til you see him in your enemy.”
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July 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"Everybody he was around had to repent, had to change their minds. Jesus had hard conversations where people got offended. But he didn’t leave them."
Jesus asks Simon Peter, "Who do you say that I am?"
If we get this answer right, we better understand who *we* are.
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If we get this answer right, we better understand who *we* are.
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Not a Homily: The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Readings (Mass d
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June 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Jesus asks Simon Peter, "Who do you say that I am?"
If we get this answer right, we better understand who *we* are.
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If we get this answer right, we better understand who *we* are.
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Not a Homily: Solemnity of St. Peter and Paul:
"I pray that each of us may live in such a way that we too can one day turn to Jesus and say, with integrity and gratitude, 'I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.'"
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"I pray that each of us may live in such a way that we too can one day turn to Jesus and say, with integrity and gratitude, 'I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.'"
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Not a Homily: The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Readings (Mass d
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June 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Not a Homily: Solemnity of St. Peter and Paul:
"I pray that each of us may live in such a way that we too can one day turn to Jesus and say, with integrity and gratitude, 'I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.'"
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"I pray that each of us may live in such a way that we too can one day turn to Jesus and say, with integrity and gratitude, 'I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.'"
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I am SO excited to reconnect with folks for this webinar tonight. I'll be leading a breakout on bridgebuilding!
A week ago, people of faith all over the U.S. took to the streets to say #NoKings. Here's what comes next.
Join us Monday at 8pm ET / 5pm PT for a virtual training on how faith communities can show up to resist authoritarianism and protect our neighbors.
Register here: bit.ly/faithfulfight
Join us Monday at 8pm ET / 5pm PT for a virtual training on how faith communities can show up to resist authoritarianism and protect our neighbors.
Register here: bit.ly/faithfulfight
June 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I am SO excited to reconnect with folks for this webinar tonight. I'll be leading a breakout on bridgebuilding!
In today's reflection for Corpus Christi, I share the stories of two men who distributed Holy Communion and celebrated masses within labor camps and behind prison walls: Fr. Walter Ciszek, SJ and Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan.
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June 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
In today's reflection for Corpus Christi, I share the stories of two men who distributed Holy Communion and celebrated masses within labor camps and behind prison walls: Fr. Walter Ciszek, SJ and Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan.
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medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
Not a Homily: Corpus Christi.
Featuring Fr. Robert Spitzer's explanation of the Eucharist and inspiring stories from Catholics smuggling bread and wine into labor and prison camps to celebrate the Mass in secret - at great risk to themselves.
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Featuring Fr. Robert Spitzer's explanation of the Eucharist and inspiring stories from Catholics smuggling bread and wine into labor and prison camps to celebrate the Mass in secret - at great risk to themselves.
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Not a Homily: The Solemnity of the Most holy Body and Blood of Jesus (Corpus Christi)
Archbishop Fulton Sheen once said, “The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white Host.”
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June 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Not a Homily: Corpus Christi.
Featuring Fr. Robert Spitzer's explanation of the Eucharist and inspiring stories from Catholics smuggling bread and wine into labor and prison camps to celebrate the Mass in secret - at great risk to themselves.
medium.com/@chriscrawfo...
Featuring Fr. Robert Spitzer's explanation of the Eucharist and inspiring stories from Catholics smuggling bread and wine into labor and prison camps to celebrate the Mass in secret - at great risk to themselves.
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"If we consider the service that political life renders to society... it can truly be seen as an act of Christian love, which is never simply a theory, but always a concrete sign and witness of God’s constant concern for the good of our human family." - Pope Leo
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Pope: ‘St. Thomas More offers politicians example of martyr for primacy of conscience’ - Vatican News
During the Jubilee of Governments, Pope Leo XIV meets with legislators from various nations and recalls the importance of natural law, entrusting them ...
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June 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"If we consider the service that political life renders to society... it can truly be seen as an act of Christian love, which is never simply a theory, but always a concrete sign and witness of God’s constant concern for the good of our human family." - Pope Leo
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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It has come to my attention that we are doing Robert E. Lee discourse again. Here's my contribution from a year ago: "Antietam Battlefield Need Not Honor Robert E. Lee"
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Commentary: Time to remove Antietam's Robert E. Lee statue
Removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from the Antietam Battlefield is appropriate when the totality of his life is considered, a writer who examines Civil War History says.
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June 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It has come to my attention that we are doing Robert E. Lee discourse again. Here's my contribution from a year ago: "Antietam Battlefield Need Not Honor Robert E. Lee"
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/comm...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/comm...