‘City of Dignity,’ by Sean T. Dempsey, S.J., tells a story of how progressive religious leaders, organizations and institutions worked to shape Los Angeles into a city where dignity flourished through their grassroots organizing and activism in the decades after World War II until the mid-1990s.
Nichole M. Flores
Nichole M. Flores is an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
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Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance put the power of pregnancy center stage
The singer’s halftime performance illuminated some of the tensions experienced by pregnant women in the public eye.
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My parish is my home. I won’t let one homily that I didn’t like drive me away.
In the past, one “discordant” homily could make me consider finding another parish. Now, I can ponder, discern and pray instead of feeling the urge to assert, fight and win.
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Federico Peña made history as the first Hispanic mayor of Denver. Now, he is imagining a better church.
Nichole Flores profiles Federico Peña, the first Hispanic mayor of Denver and a leader in national politics, who is now focused on the physical and spiritual health of his community.
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It’s hard to define what ‘home’ means in today’s world. The Psalms can help.
Psalm 137 reflects my longing to return home, even as I am aware that I have idealized it in my earnest efforts to not forget it.
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What is the role of a public theologian today?
Today’s public theologians can be found working alongside the most vulnerable members of society, contributing their deep understanding of Scripture, theology, history, ethics, liturgy and ministry in the real lives of communities.
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Why Dioceses Need to Support Struggling Latino Churches
Promising demographic data can easily be interpreted in a way that overlooks the textured history of Latino Catholics in the United States, one in which the very existence of Latino church communities has often come under threat.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the dignity of the Black Lives Matter network
To recognize the specific rights of disadvantaged people is to affirm God’s love for all people.
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Guadalupe’s Legacy: How a 486-year-old vision of Mary in Mexico continues to influence the church
My grandmother embodied a distinctly Guadalupan presence: prayerful, patient, joyful and strong. Whether nurturing a child, a friendship or a garden, she knew how to help things grow.
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Netflix’s “Chasing Coral” documents an unseen environmental disaster
A team of scientists set out to film the transition of coral from a brilliantly colored living organism to a decaying corpse.