Archbishop Wester: “Countless nonprofits and civic organizations work to fill food baskets, but some legislators want to take food out of another basket, the grocery basket, with their proposed food tax.”
Civil Rights
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Rooting for the underdog is easy. God asks us to do more.
Accompaniment, unlike charity, can’t be done from a distance.
Posted inArt, Politics & Society
600 years of pain and resilience are on show at the new Museum of African American History.
As the historic presidency of Barack Obama comes to an end, our country is reminded that the African-American story continues to be written today.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Catholic tradition meets Native American spirituality at Dakota Pipeline protest.
The camps of the Dakota protest are places of spiritual education, challenge and growth.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
A pledge to protect ‘Dreamers’
Presidents of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities pledged themselves to “protect to the fullest extent of the law undocumented students on our campuses” and to “promote retention of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program” in a statement released on Nov. 30. The pr
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Why has Chicago failed to honor the grave of Emmet Till?
After one of my own teenage students was murdered, Emmett Till’s grave became a place of occasional pilgrimage for me.
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Meeting between Pope Francis and President Tran Dai Quang of Vietnam suggests continuing progress
The Holy See would like its relationship with Vietnam developed further through full diplomatic relations.
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Cupich calls for church to promote solidarity after Trump victory
Cardinal-designate Cupich urged U.S. bishops to “speak in a pastoral way to calm the fears of people and let them know that we are advocates for them,”
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How a murdered Maryknoll sister became the subject of a new spiritual and political thriller
‘A Radical Faith’ tells the story of Sister Maura Clarke, one of the churchwomen killed in El Salvador in 1980.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Core values toward the common good can help restore a sense of U.S. unity
Ten “core values” which Americans can agree on may get the nation back together.