‘We were obedient our entire lives’

‘The idea of the beautiful is a signature of God’: A Q&A with Marilynne Robinson*
The New York Times: “I believe God knows what life has felt like to people, what they’ve dealt with and what they have lost and they are beautiful in God’s eyes,” she said.

The oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dies at age 101
CNN: Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday night at the age of 101, church officials announced.

Gunman opens fire at Michigan church and sets it ablaze, killing at least 4 and wounding 8
The Associated Press: An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police.

Tibetan Buddhist nuns are getting advanced degrees — and the Dalai Lama played a major role in that shift
The Conversation: During the Dalai Lama’s decades of leadership, improving education for the diaspora communities of Tibetans in India and Nepal has been a crucial avenue for protecting and preserving Tibetan culture, including Tibetan Buddhism.

‘We were obedient our entire lives’: The nuns who broke back into their convent
The Guardian: Three nuns fled a care home to return to the convent, defying church orders and gaining global support — but their future remains unknown.