Today’s mass readings took me right out of Christmas and straight to the Passion. I love reading familiar passages with new eyes but, let me be honest, sometimes the surprise is uncomfortable. So it goes. […]
Category: Social Justice
Nonviolence Is Not White Bourgeois Propriety
As a white guy wading into the thicket of commentary related to Ferguson, I need to say one thing up front: The economic, political, and social structures of white supremacy that both overtly and covertly […]
A Bishop (Finally) Speaks – #BlackCatholicHistoryMonth #BlackLivesMatter
It is with no irony that I remind our good readers that the events of Ferguson are happening amid Black Catholic History Month in the US Catholic Church. It was thus with great anticipation that I […]
Pope Francis, Visit the American Lampedusa and Teach Us How to Weep
On his first trip outside of Rome, Pope Francis did not visit a famous city to meet with significant dignitaries and political leaders. Instead, Pope Francis visited the island of Lampedusa off the coast of […]
Becoming Anti-Oppressive, Final Part: Banging on the Door
Editor’s Note: This four-part blog series is being co-published at DT’s Blog Partner, “Raids Across the Color Line.” Before you go on, it may be helpful to read the first, second, and third parts of the series. […]
Becoming Anti-Oppressive, Part 3: Racism, Bigotry, and Theology
Editor’s Note: This four-part blog series is being co-published at DT’s Blog Partner, “Raids Across the Color Line.” Before you go on, it may be helpful to read the first and second parts of the series. The opposite […]
Becoming Anti-Oppressive, Part 2: The Act of Knowing
Editor’s Note: This four-part blog series is being co-published at DT’s Blog Partner, “Raids Across the Color Line.” Before you go on, it may be helpful to read part 1 of the series, “Growing Up Racist and Misogynist […]
From Apathy to Social Action: The Radical Power of Prayer
But like the Church, Christian social action cannot be done in isolation. Social change simply does not happen by the isolated actions of any one activist, saint, or social revolutionary…We need to form communities locally. […]
Pope Francis and the Powers of Global Governance
The Pope’s Subtle Critique of America’s Cowboy Diplomacy “One nation alone cannot judge how to stop an unjust aggressor.” Pope Francis The humanitarian crisis following the Iraqi/Syrian catastrophe is enormous. Hundreds of thousands have been […]
The CTSA Kerfuffle: Struggle On Sisters and Brothers
*Please see a note of clarification from Holly Taylor-Coolman in the first comment in the comments section below Introduction As I wade into the discussion about the recent happenings at the Catholic Theological Society of […]
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