Ruth Graham

Some Personal News: I'm writing a book! SONS OF GOD is about the young American men moving into more demanding forms of Christian faith and practice, and what that means for the country’s political and spiritual future. Truly excited about this reporting. Here we go!

"There’s a saying people like to attribute to Christian theology, which is ‘God will never give you more than you can handle.' It’s terrible theology." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

A cappella hymns in the Roosevelt Room, the laying on of hands in the Oval: Elizabeth Dias and I reported from the White House this week on how the Trump administration is welcoming a very specific style of prayer, worship and power through his new faith office. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...

I went to Chicago to cover a papal conclave. No, not that one. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

I spent some time this week talking with astronauts, theologians and others about the ancient human practice of contemplating the heavens. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/u...

Bible sales in the US are booming, and I looked at one corner of that market: premium Bibles made from high-quality materials and meant to last. One publisher calls them an example of the “a push away from instant, artificial, blue-light culture." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...

Have 364 days to continue workshopping this one

Great picture of us: www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

"'How much more American we can get?' said Noor Mobeen, the director of Iman Academy’s main campus. ... 'The only thing we have to change is our faith, and then there is no point in having it.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

"You need to take responsibility, to offer the vision, the mission, the focus, the direction for your own family. ... You’re not a guy who is playing video games all day.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

"The festivities of Mid-Lent flourished precisely in communities where life during Lent was the most austere." Loved this: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/w...

"The first year after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States, many Catholic churches across America are welcoming their highest numbers of new Catholics in recent years." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...

When the weather on your vacation is so bad it's national news. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/w...

“Some might say at least they’re being honest about the fact that it’s just sheer brute force. But it’s also very dangerous. You’re asking people to die for the ambitions of a president and a moral calculus that’s no greater than might makes right.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...