Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains

From DC to the Vatican, baby Jesus is wearing a keffiyeh 
Religion News Service: The pro-Palestinian creche is intended to point out the disconnect between the idealized Bethlehem of most representations and the reality in present-day Gaza and the West Bank.

Both right and left claim Bonhoeffer as a champion. Here’s why his ideas fit neither.
Religion News Service: Bonhoeffer matters precisely because he reminds us that Christian behavior and attitudes are more than calculations for a partisan edge.

Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains
The Conversation: The American Psychological Association’s 2023 Work and Well-being Survey found that 77% of Americans suffered from workplace stress.

More Muslim girls are playing youth sports and celebrating their religion while doing it
WBEZ: The trend coincides with a change in Illinois law making it easier for student athletes to wear religious clothing while competing.

Facing eviction, a group of nuns are now squatters in their own convents*
The New York Times: The Poor Clares of Belorado, in northern Spain, are digging in their heels in a battle of wills over real estate with the Catholic Church.