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Calendar.
March 3-6. Presbyterian Church (USA) campus. Louisville, Ky.
June 22-July 2. 227th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Milwaukee, Wis.
August 30. Speaker. Fourth Presbyterian Church. Chicago, Ill.
October 6-21. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Announcements.
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Gerry marches against gun violence in Milwaukee as Commissioner of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Recent reading.
Did you know? Gerry reads every single day for at least one hour. Like Gerry, you can borrow ebooks from your local public library. And support independent booksellers by going to Bookshop.org.
President of Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club 2025-26
Recent writing.
The Gospel according to Star Trek
As I grew older and my roots in the Christian faith deepened into Church leadership, I realized that the fleet and the Gospel have been in a long conversation all along.
Lack of prophetic voice on Gaza by Protestants repeats Pope’s silence during Holocaust
The Vatican got it wrong during World War II. Are we mainline Protestants repeating history with our lackluster messaging about Gaza and Trumpism?
Bishop Rojas shepherds flock away from ICE; releases obligation to attend Mass
Protestant leaders should follow his example to do whatever is in their power to provide Sanctuary—in all its meanings.
Bishop Barron is wrong for Chicago Catholics; Pope should look elsewhere for archbishop
He is no humble shepherd. He is a multimillionaire media mogul with a culture wars axe to grind.
Next Chicago archbishop is important to Protestants, too
I disagree with plenty of Catholic theology—especially on LGBTQ and women’s issues. So why should I care? The answer is simple: Chicago.
‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ embodies my own complicated faith and theology
This 1991 film about friendship, food, and small-town Alabama perfectly shows the kind of Christian love that shapes my faith, despite its complex background spanning different spiritual traditions through the generations in my family in the far-off Ilocos and Hawaii.
Openly gay Catholic priest walks into a room; receives standing ovation
In 2017, Father Greg came out publicly as a gay man. It was a moment that reverberated far beyond his parish walls.
An atheist brought me here; from altar boy to PCUSA presbyter
One of the most pivotal turns in my religious life didn’t come from a priest. It came from a section in our AP European History textbook, taught by an atheist, Darlene Pang.
Familiar Playbook: MAGA, nativism, and the disposable Catholic
MAGA’s ultimate religious identity is not Catholic—it is White Evangelical Protestantism cloaked in American exceptionalism.
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