Nichole Flores writes: Martin Luther King Jr. has been upheld as the paragon of racial justice activism, offering a broadly compelling account of human dignity grounded in his vision of the beloved community. But 50 years after his assassination, this vision is often manipulated or taken out of context in ways that water down the… Read More Remembering MLK’s Radicalism and Defending the Dignity of Black Lives
On Easter morning, I can’t help but remember that this Lenten season began on an Ash Wednesday marked by unthinkable violence at a high school in Parkland, Florida. The image of a grieving Parkland mother with the ashes still visible on her forehead is something that will not easily escape my mind and my heart.… Read More The Hope of Easter Sunday Runners
Most of our lives are spent in what one might call Holy Saturday. On most days, we experience not the unbearable misery of Good Friday nor the immeasurable joy of Easter Sunday. Like the disciples, we wait. We wait for things to improve at work. We wait to find the right person. We wait to… Read More Do We Wait in Hope?
Christopher Hale writes: Good Friday offers this simple answer: Admit something is wrong. When we end the carnival dance and remove our masks, we will see the truth. Something is not right in ourselves, in our nation and in the world. When we open our eyes, we will perhaps even see that evil and sin… Read More There is No Christianity Without the Cross
Amanda Erickson writes: Women are pawns in the Syrian war. That’s the conclusion of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, which just released a new report on the horrific sexual violence facing the people of Syria. It documents an astounding array of atrocities. And it highlights the way Syrian government forces, under the control of… Read More The Syrian Regime‘s Systematic Rape Campaign
Reflecting upon Pope Francis’ five years as pope, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington DC writes: In a world that thirsts for a love which does not disappoint, that is hungry for justice and more than what our materialistic, commercialized society offers, the Holy Father calls us to respond proactively with caring and kindness. Again and… Read More Cardinal Wuerl: The Pope is Reconnecting the Church with the Energy of Vatican II
via Vatican News: Pope Francis said education should teach three basic languages: those of the head, the heart, and the hands. The language of the head, he said, means thinking well and learning concrete things. That of the heart means understanding feelings and sentiments. The language of the hands is making use of the gifts… Read More Pope Francis Responds to Young People’s Questions
