In the paragraphs below, four Daily Theology contributors respond individually to the question: “As a theologian, what church reform do you think is necessary to address the systemic enabling of sexual abuse in the Catholic church?” […]
Statement of Catholic Theologians, Educators, Parishioners, and Lay Leaders On Clergy Sexual Abuse in the United States
This guest post is a prayer and letter written by Dr. Susan Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at Emory University Candler School of Theology. To add your signature to the 5000+ signatures below, visit:/Para […]
Encountering the Black Christ in Chicago
The anti-violence protest I participated in last week here in Chicago has me reflecting on what it means to encounter the Black Christ in today’s gospel reading. Jesus is depicted as walking over choppy waves toward […]
#VirginiaIsForPeaceLovers: Support Eric Martin’s Legal Fees for Protesting White Supremacy at UVA
Eric Martin—our colleague, friend, and guest contributor to this blog—faces up to one year of prison time for a trespassing charge levied against him by the University of Virginia for peacefully protesting the presence on […]
Becoming Mother Hens: A Response to Family Separation at the Border
By Jennifer Owens-Jofré Los pollitos dicen Pío, pío, pío Cuando tienen hambre Cuando tienen frío La gallina busca El maíz y el trigo Les da la comida Y les presta abrigo Bajo sus dos alas […]
See, Judge, Act: The Pastoral Circle and Separation of Families at the Border
By Jennifer Owens-Jofré I have compiled a list of resources about the separation of migrant children from their parents that have been helpful to me in discerning steps forward on this issue. In the list […]
Some Reflections on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Each semester I teach a short introduction into the doctrine of the Trinity in my Theological Foundations course. I am never satisfied with the way it goes. First of all, it is, as I said, […]
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s Legacy of Eugenics and Racism Cannot be Ignored
DT author John Slattery published an important piece over at Religion Dispatches today on the Jesuit paleontologist mentioned during the Royal wedding sermon, Teilhard de Chardin: After Bishop Michael Bruce Curry delivered his sermon at today’s […]
Support for Scholar-Activist Eric Martin
One of our Daily Theology guest contributors, Eric Martin was recently arrested in a nonviolent action to support students at the University of Virginia. Eric is a doctoral candidate in theology at Fordham University. He works […]
The Catonsville 9 and Hard Thoughts on Peace
Thomas Merton wrote: “Presumably everyone in the country wants peace in one way or other. But most Americans have prior commitments — or attachments — to other things which make peace impossible. Most people would rather […]
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