USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture
@usccrcc.bsky.social
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture advances the understanding of religion and society, and supports faith and community leaders in becoming full partners in the work of positive social change.
https://crcc.usc.edu/
https://crcc.usc.edu/
CRCC out and about! Richard Flory with Bruce Phillips at SSSR. Najuma Smith presenting at the Exponential Conference. Soraya Ahyuadin attended the Islamic Scholarship Fund Film Awards Gala, pictured with Somayeh Nikooei, Executive Director and an American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute fellow.
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
CRCC out and about! Richard Flory with Bruce Phillips at SSSR. Najuma Smith presenting at the Exponential Conference. Soraya Ahyuadin attended the Islamic Scholarship Fund Film Awards Gala, pictured with Somayeh Nikooei, Executive Director and an American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute fellow.
CRCC's Soraya Ahyaudin recently attended a celebration dinner where the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation awarded Interim President Beong-Soo Kim, the first Asian American to lead USC, the Distinguishing Pathfinder Award.
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
CRCC's Soraya Ahyaudin recently attended a celebration dinner where the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation awarded Interim President Beong-Soo Kim, the first Asian American to lead USC, the Distinguishing Pathfinder Award.
Join us at 1 pm TODAY on Zoom for our Economic Empowerment session on SNAP/CalFresh benefits and changes in Medi-Cal eligibility that will take effect in 2026.
Zoom Link: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Zoom Link: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Join us at 1 pm TODAY on Zoom for our Economic Empowerment session on SNAP/CalFresh benefits and changes in Medi-Cal eligibility that will take effect in 2026.
Zoom Link: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Zoom Link: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
TOMORROW, November 4 @ 1 pm PT
Join CRCC's Najuma Smith and LA County staff providing important updates about CalFresh/SNAP benefits and changes in Medi-Cal eligibility that will take effect in 2026.
Zoom registration:
usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join CRCC's Najuma Smith and LA County staff providing important updates about CalFresh/SNAP benefits and changes in Medi-Cal eligibility that will take effect in 2026.
Zoom registration:
usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
TOMORROW, November 4 @ 1 pm PT
Join CRCC's Najuma Smith and LA County staff providing important updates about CalFresh/SNAP benefits and changes in Medi-Cal eligibility that will take effect in 2026.
Zoom registration:
usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join CRCC's Najuma Smith and LA County staff providing important updates about CalFresh/SNAP benefits and changes in Medi-Cal eligibility that will take effect in 2026.
Zoom registration:
usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
How will the government shutdown affect your communities?
Join us for a rapid response Economic Empowerment session led by Najuma Smith, Assistant Director for Community and Public Engagement
Tuesday, November 4 @ 1 pm PT on Zoom
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Join us for a rapid response Economic Empowerment session led by Najuma Smith, Assistant Director for Community and Public Engagement
Tuesday, November 4 @ 1 pm PT on Zoom
mailchi.mp/usc/crcc-new...
October 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
How will the government shutdown affect your communities?
Join us for a rapid response Economic Empowerment session led by Najuma Smith, Assistant Director for Community and Public Engagement
Tuesday, November 4 @ 1 pm PT on Zoom
mailchi.mp/usc/crcc-new...
Join us for a rapid response Economic Empowerment session led by Najuma Smith, Assistant Director for Community and Public Engagement
Tuesday, November 4 @ 1 pm PT on Zoom
mailchi.mp/usc/crcc-new...
The Window on Death Row presents a personal look at the death penalty from the point of view of an exoneree and his chaplain. We got to watch this Oscar qualifying doc — and its producer Linda Freund, who worked on our engaged spirituality project — on the big screen last week.
October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Window on Death Row presents a personal look at the death penalty from the point of view of an exoneree and his chaplain. We got to watch this Oscar qualifying doc — and its producer Linda Freund, who worked on our engaged spirituality project — on the big screen last week.
If you will be at the @sssreligion.bsky.social next week, look me up and let’s connect. If you’re ready to hibernate, we are celebrating several recent publications from CRCC affiliates and friends. Read on and stay tuned!
— Richard Flory, Executive Director
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— Richard Flory, Executive Director
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October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If you will be at the @sssreligion.bsky.social next week, look me up and let’s connect. If you’re ready to hibernate, we are celebrating several recent publications from CRCC affiliates and friends. Read on and stay tuned!
— Richard Flory, Executive Director
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— Richard Flory, Executive Director
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Thu, Oct. 23rd at 11am PST on Zoom
Scams: How They Affect Seniors, Teens, and How to Protect Your Loved Ones
We encourage faith leaders to watch/share with their communities, as this is a critical issue for economic empowerment:
Register for Zoom link:
usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Scams: How They Affect Seniors, Teens, and How to Protect Your Loved Ones
We encourage faith leaders to watch/share with their communities, as this is a critical issue for economic empowerment:
Register for Zoom link:
usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Thu, Oct. 23rd at 11am PST on Zoom
Scams: How They Affect Seniors, Teens, and How to Protect Your Loved Ones
We encourage faith leaders to watch/share with their communities, as this is a critical issue for economic empowerment:
Register for Zoom link:
usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Scams: How They Affect Seniors, Teens, and How to Protect Your Loved Ones
We encourage faith leaders to watch/share with their communities, as this is a critical issue for economic empowerment:
Register for Zoom link:
usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
For decades, Sisters JoAnna Persch & Pat Murphy showed up at Chicago's Broadview Detention Center to protest inhumane immigration policies and provide spiritual care to migrants, whom they saw first and foremost as children of God. We profiled these 2 as part of our Spiritual Exemplars Project.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For decades, Sisters JoAnna Persch & Pat Murphy showed up at Chicago's Broadview Detention Center to protest inhumane immigration policies and provide spiritual care to migrants, whom they saw first and foremost as children of God. We profiled these 2 as part of our Spiritual Exemplars Project.
October 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Originally a church, today the Peace Cathedral hosts a synagogue, mosque, church, temple and oratory housed under one roof. More than a spiritual home for members of multiple faith communities, it is a place for homegrown political activism as well.
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therevealer.org/the-spiritua...
October 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Originally a church, today the Peace Cathedral hosts a synagogue, mosque, church, temple and oratory housed under one roof. More than a spiritual home for members of multiple faith communities, it is a place for homegrown political activism as well.
therevealer.org/the-spiritua...
therevealer.org/the-spiritua...
Congratulations to Febe Armanios on her new book, which was supported in part by CRCC's Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Initiative!
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October 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Congratulations to Febe Armanios on her new book, which was supported in part by CRCC's Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Initiative!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Affiliate Maureen Day presented about her research on “Catholicism at a Crossroads” with @iacsusc.bsky.social and many other campus partners.
October 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Affiliate Maureen Day presented about her research on “Catholicism at a Crossroads” with @iacsusc.bsky.social and many other campus partners.
Welcome to the Preaching with the Sciences homily outline library featuring the first fruits of an extraordinary initiative.
This free online resource featuring 110+ homily outlines and growing, provides ideas for key Sundays and feast days across the 3-year lectionary cycle.
ctu.edu/preaching-wi...
This free online resource featuring 110+ homily outlines and growing, provides ideas for key Sundays and feast days across the 3-year lectionary cycle.
ctu.edu/preaching-wi...
October 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Welcome to the Preaching with the Sciences homily outline library featuring the first fruits of an extraordinary initiative.
This free online resource featuring 110+ homily outlines and growing, provides ideas for key Sundays and feast days across the 3-year lectionary cycle.
ctu.edu/preaching-wi...
This free online resource featuring 110+ homily outlines and growing, provides ideas for key Sundays and feast days across the 3-year lectionary cycle.
ctu.edu/preaching-wi...
Today the @lacity.bsky.social City Council remembered our friend and community leader, Umar Hakim-Dey.
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Today the @lacity.bsky.social City Council remembered our friend and community leader, Umar Hakim-Dey.
TOMORROW: Join us on Tuesday, 4pm at USC Caruso Catholic Center, for a discussion of Maureen K. Day's new book!
RSVP not required. Parking is available across the street at the USC Village 3301 S Hoover St, 90007.
RSVP not required. Parking is available across the street at the USC Village 3301 S Hoover St, 90007.
September 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
TOMORROW: Join us on Tuesday, 4pm at USC Caruso Catholic Center, for a discussion of Maureen K. Day's new book!
RSVP not required. Parking is available across the street at the USC Village 3301 S Hoover St, 90007.
RSVP not required. Parking is available across the street at the USC Village 3301 S Hoover St, 90007.
"The past weeks have been particularly heavy. As our nation deals with its grief and divisions, locally, we mourn a man who brought so many together: Umar Hakim-Dey. Please see our tribute to him at the bottom of this email." -- Richard Flory, Executive Director
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September 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"The past weeks have been particularly heavy. As our nation deals with its grief and divisions, locally, we mourn a man who brought so many together: Umar Hakim-Dey. Please see our tribute to him at the bottom of this email." -- Richard Flory, Executive Director
mailchi.mp/usc/crcc-new...
mailchi.mp/usc/crcc-new...
Next Tuesday -- Join us for a discussion of CRCC affiliate Maureen K. Day's new book, Catholicism at a Crossroads: The Present and Future of America's Largest Church, and its implications for pastoral ministry and the study of American religion more broadly.
September 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Next Tuesday -- Join us for a discussion of CRCC affiliate Maureen K. Day's new book, Catholicism at a Crossroads: The Present and Future of America's Largest Church, and its implications for pastoral ministry and the study of American religion more broadly.
Wishing our Jewish friends a meaningful time of reflection and renewal this Rosh Hashanah. Shana Tova!
September 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Wishing our Jewish friends a meaningful time of reflection and renewal this Rosh Hashanah. Shana Tova!
May we continue to hold space for one another, and may our heartwork guide us toward wholeness.
Read more: crcc.usc.edu/report/heali...
Read more: crcc.usc.edu/report/heali...
September 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
May we continue to hold space for one another, and may our heartwork guide us toward wholeness.
Read more: crcc.usc.edu/report/heali...
Read more: crcc.usc.edu/report/heali...
AMCLI developed the Healing Heartwork toolkit on Exploring Loss as a space to pause, breathe and allow ourselves to honor what feels heavy. It reminds us that resilience is not about carrying everything alone, but about creating room for grief, compassion and renewal together.
September 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
AMCLI developed the Healing Heartwork toolkit on Exploring Loss as a space to pause, breathe and allow ourselves to honor what feels heavy. It reminds us that resilience is not about carrying everything alone, but about creating room for grief, compassion and renewal together.
Loss touches us all. As leaders we often feel its weight in complex ways — for ourselves, our families and our communities.
Leadership necessitates tending to the heart.
crcc.usc.edu/report/heali...
Leadership necessitates tending to the heart.
crcc.usc.edu/report/heali...
September 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Loss touches us all. As leaders we often feel its weight in complex ways — for ourselves, our families and our communities.
Leadership necessitates tending to the heart.
crcc.usc.edu/report/heali...
Leadership necessitates tending to the heart.
crcc.usc.edu/report/heali...
Join us Tues, 9/30 for a discussion with our affiliate Marueen K. Day on her new book, Catholicism at a Crossroads: The Present and Future of America's Largest Church, and its implications for pastoral ministry and the study of American religion more broadly. mailchi.mp/usc/crcc-new...
September 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Join us Tues, 9/30 for a discussion with our affiliate Marueen K. Day on her new book, Catholicism at a Crossroads: The Present and Future of America's Largest Church, and its implications for pastoral ministry and the study of American religion more broadly. mailchi.mp/usc/crcc-new...
LA friends! You can see an Oscar-qualified short documentary from Linda Freund, a journalism fellow in our exemplars project, this week in Glendale!
Check out this exploration of death row with an exoneree and his chaplain.
Sept 19-25 at 4pm each day at Laemmle: www.laemmle.com/film/flicker...
Check out this exploration of death row with an exoneree and his chaplain.
Sept 19-25 at 4pm each day at Laemmle: www.laemmle.com/film/flicker...
September 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
LA friends! You can see an Oscar-qualified short documentary from Linda Freund, a journalism fellow in our exemplars project, this week in Glendale!
Check out this exploration of death row with an exoneree and his chaplain.
Sept 19-25 at 4pm each day at Laemmle: www.laemmle.com/film/flicker...
Check out this exploration of death row with an exoneree and his chaplain.
Sept 19-25 at 4pm each day at Laemmle: www.laemmle.com/film/flicker...
The movement Jesus began is about radical belonging. It is not based in politics, power, or exclusion.
Anastasia McAteer, a participant in our Compelling Preaching initiative, offers this introspective resource in ProgressiveChristianity.org.
progressivechristianity.org/resource/a-c...
Anastasia McAteer, a participant in our Compelling Preaching initiative, offers this introspective resource in ProgressiveChristianity.org.
progressivechristianity.org/resource/a-c...
September 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The movement Jesus began is about radical belonging. It is not based in politics, power, or exclusion.
Anastasia McAteer, a participant in our Compelling Preaching initiative, offers this introspective resource in ProgressiveChristianity.org.
progressivechristianity.org/resource/a-c...
Anastasia McAteer, a participant in our Compelling Preaching initiative, offers this introspective resource in ProgressiveChristianity.org.
progressivechristianity.org/resource/a-c...