Thursday, August 5, 2010

Religioning it up


While researching polling numbers yesterday, I discovered that one of my recent stories had made it to the website of one of my most relied upon sources -- the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Does that mean I've made it?

The story was one I'd written last fall -- on how Muslim couples grapple with infertility -- that finally saw the light of day. I'm always happy when a story gets out there, but especially so with this one. It was an incredible honor to be welcomed into Dilnaz's life, and after our chat I got several emails from other Muslim women who told me they were grappling with infertility and were eager to read the story.

Meanwhile, the reporting continues on Latinos and faith. My first material from the New Mexico trip went up this morning, and a few days earlier I wrote a quick story about the Catholic Church's efforts to hold on to Latinos. Read away!