How can we resist the warrior ethos? By resisting the assumption that coercion is the best way to create the world we want to see.
Kathleen Bonnette
Kathleen Bonnette works at the Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University, where she also teaches theology. She is the author of (R)evolutionary Hope: A Spirituality of Encounter and Engagement in an Evolving World (Wipf and Stock).
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Trump wants to erase history in parks and museums. Catholics should insist on the truth.
Refusing to acknowledge the shameful parts of United States history prevents real progress and flourishing.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
‘Why do you stay Catholic?’ my student asked. Because of my parish—and the Gospel’s radical love.
I have questioned the ethical implications of belonging to an institution with so many members sympathetic to MAGA politics. But I can still rediscover the hope of the Eucharist in my parish.
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As a ‘son of Augustine,’ Leo XIV does not demand certainty, but instead encounter and dialogue
By following the tradition of Augustine, the new pope can promote stability that is not rooted in hierarchical dominance or exclusion, but in communal support, service and humility.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Cory Booker, the Hands Off protests and the power of words during Lent
Cory Booker and the Hands Off protesters prove that words still have power. But only if we accompany them with action.
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Faith groups sued the Trump administration for its immigration policies. Church leaders should support them.
More than two dozen Christian and Jewish denominations have sued the Trump administration’s to stop ICE agents from making arrests in churches. Solidarity requires us to do more to help the vulnerable.
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Bishop Budde showed faithful moral courage. Catholics should follow her lead.
Bishop Budde reminded Donald Trump that people are scared and vulnerable, and that compassion and welcome are the way of the Gospel.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The return of Trump is a triumph for patriarchy. Our young men deserve better.
We do not need the “warrior culture” of Pete Hegseth and others in the Trump circle. Instead, we need to develop a culture of encounter and belonging.
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How misogyny prevents many Catholics from accepting women in leadership
Catholic voters were a crucial part of Donald J. Trump’s re-election as president. But did misogyny and a resistance to women in power cause Catholic voters to disregard the common good?
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Community-building in election times: How Catholics can find our way back to each other
As Catholics, we must work to block harms where we see them, do our part to build the world we want to inhabit, and embody our fundamental dignity as human beings.