by Sean McKenzie | Dec 10, 2009 | Opinion
Immigration reform as a political issue has been lost as we scream at each other endlessly over health care, who to blame for high unemployment, and the relative virtues and vices of Sarah Palin and President Obama. Then along comes Lou Dobbs. Dobbs recently...
by Ed Hogan | Dec 3, 2009 | Opinion
One of the reasons I wanted to move to Houston 12 years ago was the city’s multiracial environment. I wanted my children to grow up to be world citizens, not just middle-class Anglos from the Deep South. I love my city. You can get empanadas from Columbians and...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 2, 2009 | Opinion
From a cramped, dingy Birmingham cell, he wrote a letter to the liberal and moderate civic leaders of the community. It was a letter written to those who were supposed to be allies in the struggle for basic human rights, but instead were cautioning...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 12, 2009 | Opinion
Why is it that the United States prohibits me from being faithful in following my Lord and Savior’s admonishment to imitate the example of the Good Samaritan? (Luke 10:29-37) During my time in the desert, while walking the migrant trails with food and water...
by Drew Smith | Sep 2, 2009 | Opinion
Perhaps the most beloved story in the Gospels, and indeed maybe the favorite story for many from the entire Bible, is the story of Jesus’ birth. Even when it is not the time for Christmas, the familiar Nativity story lives on in our hearts and minds, narrating...
