Max Jacob, a poet and painter, reminds us of the complex possibilities of a life lived passionately, ardently, playfully and in torment.
Catholic Identity
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The same Catholics who condemn ‘relativism’ and a ‘culture of death’ have built a deadly, post-truth world
Catholics in the United States who frequently use the expressions “culture of death” and “dictatorship of relativism” increasingly inhabit—and have helped to build—a world that these slogans describe.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ debate is really about how Catholics will treat each other under President Biden
The “On Eagle’s Wings” debate was never just about a hymn. It was about whether Catholics will rip each other apart during the Biden presidency.
Posted inFaith, News
Survey: One-third of Americans say the Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened their faith
According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, more Americans say the coronavirus pandemic has strengthened their religious faith than those in 13 other nations that possess what Pew called “advanced economies.”
Posted inFaith, News
Amanda Gorman’s Black Catholic parish watched with pride as she delivered the inauguration poem
“We are a community; everyone here is important,” said St. Brigid’s pastor, Josephite Father Kenneth Keke. “Whatever belongs to the parish belongs to everyone; in our parish, the success of anyone is the success of all.”
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Podcast: President Biden’s Very Catholic Inauguration
Reactions to the inauguration of the nation’s second Catholic president.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
MLK believed there was ‘no slave nor free’ in Christ. A trip to Alaska taught me there’s no Black, white or Eskimo either.
Raised Catholic, I was familiar with St. Paul’s words. But it took an unforgettable trip to Alaska for me to appreciate what they might mean in my own life.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: The Capitol Hill rioters co-opted Jesus. How should Catholics respond?
This week on Jesuitical, the hosts talk with Father Bryan Massingale about the toxic mix of racism, idolatry and spiritual emptiness on display at the Capitol on Jan. 6—and how Christians should respond.
Posted inFaith, News
Arnold Schwarzenegger cites Catholic upbringing in viral message on American democracy
“I grew up Catholic, I went to church. went to Catholic school, I learned the Bible and my catechisms. And from those days I remember a phrase that is relevant today: a servant’s heart.”
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
The Top Five U.S. Catholic Newsmakers of 2020
Who were some of the U.S. Catholics who were regularly in the news this past year?