Welcome to The Light, your quiet hour of reflection.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the commutation of all five hundred forty eight death sentences in the state, converting each to life without the possibility of parole. It is a sweeping act, one that reopens ancient questions about justice, mercy, and whether the state should hold the power to end a human life.
From the finality of death, we turn to a quieter kind of loss. A piece in the Christian Post asks whether parents should disinherit an estranged child, one who is living yet unreachable. The question sits at the intersection of grief and practicality, where love and legal documents must somehow coexist without resolution.
And at the Supreme Court, a case out of Colorado has surfaced something tender and contested. The state offers free preschool to every four year old, yet excludes families who choose Catholic schools. Justice Kavanaugh asked why no common ground could be found. Colorado offered no answer, and the silence itself said something worth sitting with.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
