Matt Spotts, S.J., Author at America Magazine

A chalk tribute to Philando Castile marks a sidewalk across the street from the governor's residence as demonstrators gather outside the governor's residence Friday, July 8, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn., where protests continue over the shooting death by police of Castile after a traffic stop Wednesday, July 6, in Falcon Heights. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

In All Things, Politics & Society

In the face of violence, why do we write? What can words do?

by Patrick Gilger, S.J. and Matt Spotts, S.J. July 8, 2016

We write so that our silence does not become the privilege of ignoring suffering; we write to cling to the hope that another world is possible.