Spirituality

Faith-Based Climate Advocates Arrive At State Capitol After 300-Mile Trek

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Desirée Bernard participates in Climate Solutions Day at the state Capitol Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Bernard, the executive director of the New Mexico and El Paso branch of Interfaith Power & Light, set out with others on a more than 300-mile faith-based, climate-focused trek toward the Roundhouse. Photo by Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican

By ALAINA MENCINGER
The Santa Fe New Mexican

GALISTEO — As Desirée Bernard walked between Roswell and Corona in January, local farmers and ranchers warned her of a big storm coming. Some offered a lift.

Bernard wasn’t looking for a ride. Instead, she asked Read More

Legislative Roundup: 15 Days Left In Session

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Rabbi Celia Surget of Congregation Albert in Albuquerque, second from right, shares a laugh with, from left, Rabbi Berel Levertov of the Santa Fe Jewish Center, Rabbi Jack Shlachter of the Los Alamos Jewish Center and Juan M. Dircie, director of the Jewish Community Relations Coalition of New Mexico, during a panel discussion as part of Jewish Community Day at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Matt Dahlseid/The New Mexican

Santa Fe New Mexican Staff Report:

Shots, shots, shots: Typically, when lawmakers refer to a bill as a “simple” proposal, they’re setting themselves up for Read More

Immaculate Heart Of Mary To Host Lenten Friday Fish Fry Dinners Beginning Feb. 20 Through March 27, 2026

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IHM News:

The Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church will again host its annual Lenten Friday Fish Fry Dinners beginning on Feb. 20.

These delicious dinners are open to the entire community.

 

Details:

  • 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 20, 27 and March 6, 13, 20, 27
  • Karen McLaughlin Parish Hall, 3700 Canyon Road
  • Fried Fish Fillets, French Fries, Coleslaw, and Rice
  • Full Adult (3 fillets) $15, Lite Adult (2) $13, Small (1) $10
  • Grilled Cheese Sandwich Plate – Free for children 10 and under ($10 for older customers)

For more than 20 years, Los Alamos residents have come together during Lent to share an evening Read More

Fr. Glenn: Better Attitudes

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

I can’t help but wonder if anyone ever goes to bookstores these days? Used bookstores were always a favorite—the mustier smell, the forgotten editions—always a fun treasure hunt. But now, almost robotically, we just type a topic in the search bar, and a thousand electronic covers pop up. Sigh. It’s not the same … just not the same. Ah, well; “progress”.

Inevitably one of the biggest sections was (and is) the “self-help” books—how to improve the self materially and spiritually. But oft-overlooked is the best self-help book of all—the Bible, especially the New Testament—and Read More

Fuselier: Hope And Light

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By ROBERT FUSELIER 
Los Alamos

I have been encouraged by recent stories witnessing the effort of those within the Catholic Church – the Church in which I was raised – to demonstrate how our government’s current use of force, fear, and lies against the marginalized and those protecting them is antithesis to the teachings and ways of Jesus.

I have hope; I have hope because our Pope and many Catholic bishops, cardinals, and pastors are willing, along with many from other churches, to remind us of Jesus’ nonviolent approach to those in authority who oppressed those they were supposed to protect. Read More

Fr. Glenn: Redeeming Time

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

One of the topics that arises frequently when speaking to families with young children is the parents’ desire for the kids to reach their potential, whatever potential that might be. And, speaking with older folks, very often while reminiscing about their lives, they’ll say: “I wish I would have done this or that like I had planned.” And yet, in this latter case, as we well know, life often gets in the way. Bills, illnesses, unforeseen events can overturn the best laid plans in a moment.

We “oldies” often look at the young with envy, realizing the open horizon that awaits them … the Read More

All Shall Be Well: Let Your Light Shine

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Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, and The Rev. Mary Ann Hill. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb
MDiv (ELCA, retired)

I like it that some of my neighbors still have Christmas lights up. This is, after all, the Season of Epiphany, the season of light in Christian tradition. Maybe the neighbors are still celebrating the gift of the Christ Child, or they just like offering light against the darkness, a gift for our neighborhood. There is something to be said for celebrating, like our ancient forbears, that the sun shines longer Read More

Today Marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2026

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2026:

Today marks “The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, which celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America.”

About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality in America than the previous 350 years had produced. Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence Read More

Fr. Glenn: Washing Windows

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

So, here’s a recent headline in the Albuquerque Journal: “Trump labels New Mexico elections ‘corrupt.’” Well, maybe they are, maybe they aren’t. But what’s the best way to find out, give assurance to doubters and perhaps prove him (or any other skeptic) wrong about that or any similar thing? Not by mere rhetorical rebuttal, but by opening wide the doors and making accusers prove it … or not. Similarly with the recent fraud accusations in Minnesota and elsewhere. Or Pentagon audits. Or White House renovations. Etc.

After all, public trust is on the line, and as we see in the vast Read More

Father Theophan Mackey: ‘High Expectations’

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View of circle vases covered in plastic to slow drying and let moisture in the clay equalize. Courtesy photo

By Father Theophan Mackey
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

Happy new year to you all!

It has been an exciting year in the last two weeks. While taking a month-long hiatus from teaching pottery at the Arts Council, I was selected (read: volunteered) to teach “The Theology of the Icon” to our seminary’s MDiv students this Spring semester. We celebrated Christmas on January 6th and 7th, because we are on the Old Calendar (Julian) and thirteen days behind everyone else. And we are now Read More