At the beginning of a new presidential administration, and amid so much political turmoil, it’s more important than ever that Christians take a hard look at whether our leaders match up to his example.
Posts in Current Events
America, Stop the Denial. This Is Who We Are.
What Senator Ted Cruz called an “assault” and a “despicable act of terrorism,” for us in the Black community, was the reinforcement of several realities that we have known for centuries: that our nation is characterized by white privilege and racist violence.
Raphael Warnock’s Black Liberation Theology and the Faux Christianity of the Capitol Insurrection
How does Raphael Warnock’s black liberation theology offer a path forward from the insurrection at the Capitol?
2020 was the Year of Big Capital. With St. Joseph, Let’s Make 2021 the Year of The Worker.
Instead of concentration of ownership in the hands of a few capitalists, Catholic Social Teaching envisions workers having common possession with capitalists over the enterprises at which they work.
The Catholic Church & Antiblackness: An Interview with Katie Grimes, Ph.D.
As an activist and theology professor at Villanova University, Katie Grimes, Ph.D., is trying to make sense of the Catholic Church’s relationship to white supremacy and antiblackness. She answers questions about the shooting of Ahmaud Arbury, the complicated history of the Church and slavery, and what we can do to make a difference today.
Una Peregrinación por el Sur: Lo que los Mártires me Enseñaron
Ángel Flores Fontánez reflexiona sobre su camino siguiendo los pasos de los héroes del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles, y en cómo podemos imitarlos hoy.
Catholic Anti-Nuclear Activists On Trial During Respect Life Month
Seven Catholics are on trial for breaking into a nuclear submarine base to protest weapons they, and Pope Francis, say, are immoral.
Faber or Canisius?
How can we serve everyone in turbulent times?
The Christmas Hunger
We all have an emptiness, a dissatisfaction, a hunger.
“Baby It’s Cold Outside” in Hot Water
Harmless fun? Or suggestive of rape culture? Interpreting this seasonal classic.