Freedom Bound: The legacy and ongoing challenge of the Civil Rights Act
Few societies in modern history have been more invested in the social construct of race than the United States. The perpetuation of race-based chattel slavery in a nation founded on radical notions of individual freedom fueled enduring, albeit simplistic, dualities around the concepts of “blac
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Many white Catholics joined the civil rights movement. But not enough did.
Letters
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Love and TruthThere is much to commend in “Simply Loving,” by James Martin, S.J. (5/26). There is no doubt that “loving the sinner, while hating the sin” is easier for God than for man. We imperfect and fallen humans tend to either love both or hate both. It is hard to get it
Editorials
Children’s Crusade
A humanitarian catastrophe is quietly escalating at the country’s southern borders.
Faith in Focus
Growing in Faith
A mother reflects on her daughter’s experience of growing up black and Catholic.
Saved by Grace: Striving for a more racially just and equal church
“I am asked how I can remain Catholic when the church I now serve in had ownership of a member of my family.” – Cora Marie Billings, R.S.M.
Vantage Point
Civil Rights Aftermath
Vantage Point 1964: The editors celebrate passage of the historic piece of legislation.
Books
Breaking Barriers
What better way to introduce our readers to more black Catholic writers than to ask a selection of black Catholic intellectuals to tell us about their favorite books by their fellow writers?
Mirror to America
‘A Watchful Man,’ biography of Paul Robeson by Jordan Goodman
Film
Sisters Act: Two documentaries on the work of women religious
There is nothing quite like a nun with a voice.This month, 50 years after Soeur Sourire, the Belgian singing sister, topped the charts with her pop hit “Dominique” (and received the dubious distinction two years later of being portrayed on screen by Debbie Reynolds), Sister Cristina Scuc
Poetry
Free Ride of Grace
One February morning, pausebetween kitchen and dining roomto weep at Belle and Sebastiansinging about God. The cold is goodfor maple syrup, makes sap run,you aren’t sure how, or why this pretty popsong makes you snivel and drip like a cuttwig. You’ve seen God on Bisson street,God in a bi
The Word
People, Not Plants
The parable of the weeds among the wheat is found only in Matthew and it is an eschatological parable a parable about the Final Judgment For gardeners it evokes memories of hours in the garden distinguishing between weeds and desirable plants which is harder to do than one might think at leas
Why Jesus taught in parables
Though other Jewish teachers taught in parables, there are distinctive elements to Jesus’ parables.
Columns
American Idol
The pope is not blaming the crony capitalists of the third world. He’s blaming us.
Current Comment
Current Comment
The recently re-articulated Obama Doctrine is being put to the test by militants in Iraq.
Faith
Growing in Faith
A mother reflects on her daughter’s experience of growing up black and Catholic.
Why Jesus taught in parables
Though other Jewish teachers taught in parables, there are distinctive elements to Jesus’ parables.
The witness of Sister Thea Bowman
Sister Thea did not hesitate to challenge and even chide the bishops for their complicity in a “church of paternalism, of a patronizing attitude” toward people of color.
Saved by Grace: Striving for a more racially just and equal church
“I am asked how I can remain Catholic when the church I now serve in had ownership of a member of my family.” – Cora Marie Billings, R.S.M.
Black theology and a legacy of oppression
After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., James H. Cone denounced the lukewarm responses of mainline Protestant and Catholic Christians to the plight of black Americans.
Generation Faith
True Identity: There is no single way to define who I am.
When I am forced to deal with the hatred of prejudice, I know my faith will help me through.
Of Other Things
One Journalist’s Journey
Though Eugene Robinson’s principles emerge in his writing, he is far from an ideologue.
Signs Of the Times
States Pursue Minimum Wage Hikes
Advocacy has basic message: Anyone who works full time should not live in poverty.
Private investing for the common good?
A new development model seeks to turn the power of the market economy to social good.
U.S. Bears ‘Special Responsibility’ As Islamist Militant Surge Shocks Iraq
Bishop calls on the U.S. to urge Iraqi political leaders to form an inclusive government.
News Brief
On World Refugee Day, June 20, Bishop Eusebio Elizondo of Seattle, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, called on the U.S. government to do more to assist Syrian refugees and to protect the rights of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.• Noting
Court Win For Vulture Funds
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on June 16 from Argentina of an order to pay a so-called vulture fund $1 billion. That decision lets two lower federal court rulings stand, and Argentina now must turn over information about its U.S. bank holdings. Eric LeCompte, executive director o
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