Ruth Graham
@ruthgraham.bsky.social
National correspondent at The New York Times covering religion, faith and values. ~Texas~. [email protected]
"For more than a decade, Catholic nuns and clergy members visited the Broadview facility every Friday ... The coalition included Sister JoAnn Persch, who regularly visited the facility until her death last week at 91." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Catholic Group Sues Trump Administration for Access to Immigration Facility
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November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"For more than a decade, Catholic nuns and clergy members visited the Broadview facility every Friday ... The coalition included Sister JoAnn Persch, who regularly visited the facility until her death last week at 91." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
“It’s so much harder than I thought it was going to be, but it speaks to me in a way that nothing else ever did.” I visited a growing Orthodox Christian parish in North Carolina to understand why so many young men are converting. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
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November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“It’s so much harder than I thought it was going to be, but it speaks to me in a way that nothing else ever did.” I visited a growing Orthodox Christian parish in North Carolina to understand why so many young men are converting. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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It was an honor for MK and me to meet with Pope Leo XIV – a son of Illinois – to express the pride and reverence of the people of this great state. Pope Leo XIV’s message of hope, compassion, unity, and peace resonates with Illinoisans of all faiths and traditions.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It was an honor for MK and me to meet with Pope Leo XIV – a son of Illinois – to express the pride and reverence of the people of this great state. Pope Leo XIV’s message of hope, compassion, unity, and peace resonates with Illinoisans of all faiths and traditions.
Nice write-up from @adellembanks.bsky.social of my conversation with Bishop Curry at #TribFest25 last week.
Retired Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry prays for President Donald Trump even when it’s hard to take that step, he said at a Texas Tribune Festival session on Thursday.
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Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry prays for Trump, mulls what’s next
AUSTIN (RNS) — 'Love that neighbor even when you don’t like ’em,' Curry said in a talk at The Texas Tribune Festival.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nice write-up from @adellembanks.bsky.social of my conversation with Bishop Curry at #TribFest25 last week.
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Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Several families whose daughters died at Camp Mystic this summer filed suit yesterday against the camp and the Eastland family, who have operated Mystic for decades. “These young girls died because a for-profit camp put profit over safety,” the suit says. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths
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November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Several families whose daughters died at Camp Mystic this summer filed suit yesterday against the camp and the Eastland family, who have operated Mystic for decades. “These young girls died because a for-profit camp put profit over safety,” the suit says. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
"God is an anti-vaxxer, and he needs you to speak up." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Emboldened, Kennedy Allies Embrace a Label They Once Rejected: ‘Anti-Vax’
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November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"God is an anti-vaxxer, and he needs you to speak up." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
my doctor's office parking garage app immediately asking me to rate my experience
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
my doctor's office parking garage app immediately asking me to rate my experience
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Nancy’s Natural Healing
Parker, SD
Parker, SD
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Nancy’s Natural Healing
Parker, SD
Parker, SD
Two bishops with ties to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, including Bishop Robert Barron, criticized the administration’s treatment of Catholics detained by immigration officials this week. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants
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November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Two bishops with ties to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, including Bishop Robert Barron, criticized the administration’s treatment of Catholics detained by immigration officials this week. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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"Now, the most prominent face of progressive religion in the Democratic Party is not a liberal Christian but a Muslim who practices his faith while also creating space for interfaith and secular morality." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Would New York City Elect a Muslim Mayor? An Emphatic Yes.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Now, the most prominent face of progressive religion in the Democratic Party is not a liberal Christian but a Muslim who practices his faith while also creating space for interfaith and secular morality." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
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ACNA Archbishop Steve Wood takes leave of absence amid sexual misconduct claims religionnews.com/2025/11/04/a...
ACNA Archbishop Steve Wood takes leave of absence amid sexual misconduct claims
(RNS) — A church investigation will determine whether there are reasonable grounds to put Wood to a church trial.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
ACNA Archbishop Steve Wood takes leave of absence amid sexual misconduct claims religionnews.com/2025/11/04/a...
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NEW from me: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted', said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
NEW from me: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
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“It is also November. The noons are more laconic and the sundowns sterner...November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.”
-Emily Dickinson, letter to Elizabeth Holland (Nov 1865)
#everynightapoem #november
-Emily Dickinson, letter to Elizabeth Holland (Nov 1865)
#everynightapoem #november
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“It is also November. The noons are more laconic and the sundowns sterner...November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.”
-Emily Dickinson, letter to Elizabeth Holland (Nov 1865)
#everynightapoem #november
-Emily Dickinson, letter to Elizabeth Holland (Nov 1865)
#everynightapoem #november
"People who feel committed to Jewish life have no choice but to create new Jewish communities.” From the great @emmagoldberg.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/s...
What the Jewish Left Is Building for Itself
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November 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"People who feel committed to Jewish life have no choice but to create new Jewish communities.” From the great @emmagoldberg.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/s...
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Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
"There's a new moon, he sees scores of stars and a cloud suspended above them in silent expectation, and he marvels at his life, how trivial it is, and fleeting, and how busy it always keeps him nonetheless."
(From "The Remembered Soldier" by Anjet Daanje, please do not tell me how it ends!)
(From "The Remembered Soldier" by Anjet Daanje, please do not tell me how it ends!)
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"There's a new moon, he sees scores of stars and a cloud suspended above them in silent expectation, and he marvels at his life, how trivial it is, and fleeting, and how busy it always keeps him nonetheless."
(From "The Remembered Soldier" by Anjet Daanje, please do not tell me how it ends!)
(From "The Remembered Soldier" by Anjet Daanje, please do not tell me how it ends!)
“Our students are about to turn subcognitive.”
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
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October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“Our students are about to turn subcognitive.”
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Patricia Crowther, Who Brought Witchcraft Out of the Shadows, Dies at 97
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October 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Today La Sagrada Família is having the first part of the crowning cross of the Jesus Tower installed. This will finally take it past Ulm Minster's 161.5 metres (begun 1392, completed with octagon and spire 1885-90) as the tallest church in the world!
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Today La Sagrada Família is having the first part of the crowning cross of the Jesus Tower installed. This will finally take it past Ulm Minster's 161.5 metres (begun 1392, completed with octagon and spire 1885-90) as the tallest church in the world!
I'll be interviewing Bishop Michael Curry, former head of the Episcopal Church, on stage at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin in November. The entire festival lineup is killer, truly. Join me! festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
The Texas Tribune Festival 2025. Online registration by Cvent
Texas' breakout politics and policy event, The Texas Tribune Festival, is making its return to downtown Austin Nov. 13-15. 2025
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October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I'll be interviewing Bishop Michael Curry, former head of the Episcopal Church, on stage at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin in November. The entire festival lineup is killer, truly. Join me! festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
“What is the holiest part of a tallit? It’s the fringes. Those that are on the fringes in a committed way bring a sacred aspect to Judaism.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Arthur Waskow, 92, Influential Rabbi and Activist for Social Justice, Dies
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October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“What is the holiest part of a tallit? It’s the fringes. Those that are on the fringes in a committed way bring a sacred aspect to Judaism.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
The highest-ranking prelate of the Anglican Church in North America has been formally accused of sexual harassment, plagiarism and bullying by former employees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
Archbishop of U.S. Anglican Church Is Accused of Sexual Harassment
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October 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The highest-ranking prelate of the Anglican Church in North America has been formally accused of sexual harassment, plagiarism and bullying by former employees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
"If I show that I am scared to death, that’s not going to do any good for the 9-year-old girls who were terrified." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
A Camp Mystic Security Guard Saved Dozens. He’s Still ‘Too Numb to Cry.’
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October 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"If I show that I am scared to death, that’s not going to do any good for the 9-year-old girls who were terrified." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...