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We will need more Dan Berrigans to combat injustice in the future
Daniel Berrigan knew any true encounter with God will scandalize us, destabilize us.
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Dan Berrigan lived the Gospel as if it were true
Daniel J. Berrigan was one of the most influential Catholics of our time.
Colombia’s very long road to peace
The longest conflict in the Western world may finally be coming to an end.
Features
What can the Catholic Church learn from #BlackLivesMatter?
“Sadly, I personally know black Catholics whose personal experience has led them to believe that their black lives do not really matter to the church.”
Faith in Focus
Just a Mother? Recovering the unsung life of Zebedee’s wife
Her story does not end with her sons.
Ideas
Black Lives Soar: The prophetic call of a Beatles classic
Not only is “Blackbird” a classic; in the voice of a gifted black artist, it can be prophetic
Books
How Far the Stars?
‘Setting Aside All Authority,’ by Christopher Graney
Alternate Realities
‘What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours,’ by Helen Oyeyemi
Advocacy Awry
‘Refuge in the Lord,’ by Lawrence J. McAndrews
Poetry
Renewal
The rain in the woods where the fire eruptedmonths ago is abundance too soon, or too late,the blaze causing harm long after.The promise is fulfilled,but not mercifully, the watercoursesdeepening underfoot, charcoal and slurry and soil.The water has no color. It is the empty placebefore the first wor
The Word
Gospel: Inseparable Operations
“All that the Father has is mine.” (Jn 16:15)
Columns
Muslims are already denouncing terrorism, why aren’t we hearing them?
Countless Muslims have in fact been and continue to be in denouncing terrorism.
Making compromises in the Catholic Church
We can’t always have what we want from the church, or even what we feel we need.
Current Comment
Cruise ships reveal the societal divide caused by inequality
No danger of rubbing shoulders with the 4,000 people in $1,000-a-week cabins down below.
Fight to Vote: Don’t wait for the courts to guarantee access to the polls.
Unless a higher court reverses the North Carolina decision, we may see more efforts to make it more difficult to vote.
Faith
We will need more Dan Berrigans to combat injustice in the future
Daniel Berrigan knew any true encounter with God will scandalize us, destabilize us.
Parishes must resist the myth of the ‘Latino threat’
Immigrants are not nuisances but fellow pilgrims on our shared spiritual journey.
Daniel Berrigan: poet, priest, prophet
Daniel Berrigan, the Jesuit priest and acclaimed poet who for decades famously challenged U.S. Catholics to reject war and nuclear weapons, died on April 30. He was 94. He was a Jesuit for 76 years and a priest for 63 years.
Black Lives Soar: The prophetic call of a Beatles classic
Not only is “Blackbird” a classic; in the voice of a gifted black artist, it can be prophetic
What can the Catholic Church learn from #BlackLivesMatter?
“Sadly, I personally know black Catholics whose personal experience has led them to believe that their black lives do not really matter to the church.”
Dan Berrigan lived the Gospel as if it were true
Daniel J. Berrigan was one of the most influential Catholics of our time.
Generation Faith
Brutal and Beautiful: A student reflects on gun violence in Ohio;
“Gun violence particularly devastates African-American communities in Ohio. ”
Signs Of the Times
Daniel Berrigan: poet, priest, prophet
Daniel Berrigan, the Jesuit priest and acclaimed poet who for decades famously challenged U.S. Catholics to reject war and nuclear weapons, died on April 30. He was 94. He was a Jesuit for 76 years and a priest for 63 years.
A Family’s Flight From Lebanon
A young Syrian couple and their three young children, including a 2-month-old baby suffering from hydrocephalus and spina-bifida, are among 101 vulnerable refugees scheduled to take an Alitalia plane from Beirut to Rome in the early morning hours of May 3 to begin a new life in Italy.Mouhammad Amin
Obama queues up for ‘Brexit’ debate
Reactions from the Brexiters were predictable, and furious.
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