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Essays about the intersection of religion and public life from leading writers of various faiths, curated by Dispatch Executive Editor Michael Reneau every Sunday morning.

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Blue university banners hang on a brick building beside a historic mosque with a green dome and minaret against a clear sky.

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A Muslim Walks Into a Yeshiva

Michael Reneau & Mustafa Akyol / March 22, 2026

Buddhist monks line up during their March for Peace at the

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What a Latter-day Saint Learned Walking With Buddhist Monks

Michael Reneau & Bryan Gentry / March 1, 2026

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Unsplash).

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Lent Reminds Us That a Penitent Imagination Can Counter Evil

Michael Reneau & Hannah Anderson / February 22, 2026

An illustration from the book “The story of the Book of Mormon” by George Reynolds, featuring Jesus Christ appearing to a group of Nephites, published in 1888. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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How to Stop Teaching Our Children to Hate

Michael Reneau & Bryan Gentry / October 5, 2025

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Marking the Jewish New Year in a Time of War

Michael Reneau & Joseph Roche / September 28, 2025

Illustration by Noah Hickey (Photos via Getty Images).

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Our Real Enemy in the Culture Wars Is Nihilism

Michael Reneau & Kevin Brown / September 21, 2025

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Reciting What’s True to Defuse a Politics of Hate

Michael Reneau / September 14, 2025

Illustration by Noah Hickey (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

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Will Pope Leo XIV Slow the AI Blitzkrieg?

Michael Reneau & Patrick McNamara / September 7, 2025

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The Gaineses, ‘Private Religion,’ and the Whole-Life Demands of Faith

Michael Reneau & Bonnie Kristian / August 31, 2025

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Supporting Your Kids Is Not the Same as Coddling

Michael Reneau & Hannah Anderson / August 24, 2025

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Douglas Wilson’s America

Michael Reneau & Mark Tooley / August 17, 2025

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A weathered dark stone statue of a robed figure wearing a tall hat stands in an ornate alcove between cream-colored classical architectural elements.

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What the Pope’s Encyclical Misses About Language

Valerie Pavilonis & Michael M. Rosen / June 7, 2026

A businessman in a white shirt is surrounded by connected geometric shapes in various colors on a grid background, suggesting concepts of organization, planning, or business strategy.

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Magnifica Humanitas Calls Us to See a Face, Not Function

Michael Reneau & Nathan Beacom / May 31, 2026

San Diego police officers gather near their vehicles outside a mosque with a white dome and blue roof, surrounded by palm trees and green vegetation.

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The World’s Oldest Hatred Surfaces in the San Diego Mosque Shooting

Michael Reneau & Mustafa Akyol / May 24, 2026

A figure stands atop a tall building with a telescope, surrounded by a pattern of red and turquoise circles against a pale pink background.

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A Theology Against Culture Warring

Michael Reneau, Thomas B. Griffith, & Joshua M. Topham / May 17, 2026

A Muslim Walks Into a Yeshiva

What a Latter-day Saint Learned Walking With Buddhist Monks

Lent Reminds Us That a Penitent Imagination Can Counter Evil

How to Stop Teaching Our Children to Hate

Marking the Jewish New Year in a Time of War

Our Real Enemy in the Culture Wars Is Nihilism

Reciting What’s True to Defuse a Politics of Hate

Will Pope Leo XIV Slow the AI Blitzkrieg?

The Gaineses, ‘Private Religion,’ and the Whole-Life Demands of Faith

Supporting Your Kids Is Not the Same as Coddling

Douglas Wilson’s America

What the Pope’s Encyclical Misses About Language

Magnifica Humanitas Calls Us to See a Face, Not Function

The World’s Oldest Hatred Surfaces in the San Diego Mosque Shooting

A Theology Against Culture Warring

What the Pope’s Encyclical Misses About Language

Magnifica Humanitas Calls Us to See a Face, Not Function

The World’s Oldest Hatred Surfaces in the San Diego Mosque Shooting

A Theology Against Culture Warring

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