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Britt Luby

Britt Luby received her master's degree in religion (ethics and social theory) from the Graduate Theological Union in conjunction with the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California. After years of service as a lay Catholic university chaplain, she now works in hospital chaplaincy. She is a Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty Fellow and a member of Daughters of Abraham, an interfaith women's group. You can learn more at brittluby.com.

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The author's son stands in front of the dojo that has become a haven of love and belonging — a sacred space — for their family. (Courtesy of Britt Luby)

We found a sacred community at my son's karate dojo

When Britt Luby signed her young son up for karate lessons, she was not looking for a sacred community for her whole family. But that's exactly what she found at the dojo.

 

Texas Senate Bill 797 requires public schools in Texas to display — in a conspicuous place — a poster reading "In God We Trust" if such a poster is donated to the school. (Pixabay/Silke)

As a Catholic parent, I'm uncomfortable with 'In God we Trust' posted at public school

I am a Christian. I try very hard to trust in God. And I also value separation of church and state. 

Premature baby (Dreamstime/Patricia Smith)

As abortion debate rages, walk with me into a neonatal intensive care unit

Perspective: "Redirection of care" is the phrase we use when a family decides the most loving thing they can do for their baby is to let them die. As a chaplain, I accompany parents on this darkest night of their lives.

Family tree with Chilli (Mum), Bluey, Bingo and Bandit (Dad) from "Bluey" (Copyright: Ludo Studio 2019)

'Bluey' distills what I want most out of my life as I parent young children

Perspective: "Bluey" is an animated show for preschoolers about a blue heeler puppy and her family. I don't even really like dogs or cartoons that much. But I'm smitten. The episodes are just that good, that poignant.

Learning to like Ramadan while living in Morocco

Perspective: My husband and I had been living in Morocco as Peace Corps volunteers for about six months. Our community, nestled in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, was not dreading Ramadan as I was.

People take refuge at a shelter in Galveston, Texas, Feb. 18, after record-breaking winter temperatures hammered the region. (CNS/Reuters/Adrees Latif)

Texas storms: What we keep doing to each other

Perspective: I type this from a warm home in Texas during this winter storm. Many have lost power, abandoned frigid homes and sought shelter elsewhere. But the storm did not do this to us. We did it to each other.

Cross seen in field during sunrise or sunset (Unsplash/Aaron Burden)

Pope Francis' encyclical inspires me to speak boldly for interfaith inclusion

Commentary: In September 2020, as our campus reopened in the midst of a global pandemic, Texas Christian University formally but quietly announced the establishment of a religious holiday policy.

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