Guest post by Nicole Perone Dear Pope Francis, First, let me say – I LOVE your work. That whole “back to basics” move from the hierarchical mumbo-jumbo to a “bruised, hurting, and dirty”[1] “field hospital”[2] […]
Category: Politics
Thirty Years of Born in the USA
Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen’s bestselling album that catapulted an already acclaimed rock star to global icon status. He, along with the ever-faithful E Street […]
Sharing the Vision of Saint John XXIII
Daily Theology invited Randall Rosenberg to reflect on his motivations for writing The Vision of Saint John XXIII, and what he discovered along the way. By Randall Rosenberg On the fiftieth anniversary of the death of […]
St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr – Poland, Politics, and Preaching the Gospel Today
I grew up a Roman Catholic in Buffalo, New York with a healthy portion of Polish ancestry. From an early age I recognized that some particularly strange sounding names were inextricably tied to the pride and […]
A Saint in an Omnicidal State
By Eric Martin Three Christian, nonviolent resisters of an illegal program with the capacity to end all human life, and perhaps all life on the planet, have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms. This should […]
“Doing Theology” in a Nation That Bombs Grandmothers
By Eric Martin Warning: this post includes a graphic image of a victim of drone attacks There are hard questions American Christian theologians must ask in lieu of the Rehman family’s Congressional testimony last Tuesday. […]
Dare to Hope: Will Pope Francis help bring peace to the Holy Land?
Today, Pope Francis welcomed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in a private audience at the Vatican—just a week before the scheduled visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The visit of these two leaders coincides with […]
Praying for Our Enemies and the Pope’s Interview
I use the word “enemies” here not in the sense of any stable sort of relationship, but rather to signify those relationships of contention that have developed between members and factions within the Church. I […]
A Heartfelt Plea to Americans from a Young Syrian Mother
As people across the world respond to the call of Pope Francis to join together in prayer and action for peace, what are civilians in Syria and Syrian refugees saying? Last week an open letter […]
