(RNS) — I’ll rise this Memorial Day to remember W. Lloyd Warner, the distinguished anthropologist who gave us the single best account of how civil religion in America works — or rather, how it worked ...

Guest speaker Commander Nigel Morrissey reminded attendees that Memorial Day is about remembering the cost of freedom.

With cookouts to plan, sales to shop and the occasional “should we go somewhere?” trip if you can make it happen, Memorial Day weekend has a way of flying by before you even notice. But somewhere ...