When victims and survivors of sexual abuse are blamed, marginalized, stigmatized or silenced, they can be traumatized all over again. The Archdiocese of Regina is trying something new in its work with survivors.
History
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A rebel nun is an exemplar of feminism in action
The tale of a medieval woman’s decision to join the convent, Marj Charlier’s historical novel, ‘The Rebel Nun,’ resonates with many of the issues faced by the church in modern times.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
We’ve been reading Charles Darwin all wrong
Charles Darwin’s teaching has been misappropriated by generations of intellectually dubious adherents.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The history of synodality: It’s older than you think.
As the three-year synodal process that will culminate in the 2023 World Synod of Bishops gets underway, John W. O’Malley, S.J., offers some historical context for what synodality is all about.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Walker Percy, master of prose (and king of snark)
The author of “The Moviegoer” and other distinguished novels was also an occasional book reviewer and commentator for America, and his prose in our pages shone as well.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
A History of Black Catholics in the United States
Recovering the history of black Catholics is an important challenge for all black Americans and for their churches.
Posted inArts & Culture, Vantage Point
From 1974: Walker Percy on the humbling, eccentric craft of writing
Walker Percy: “Writing is a craft like any other. Writers and carpenters had better have respect for the workaday tools of the trade, the feel of the wood under the thumb.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
St. Irenaeus fought heresy in the 2nd century. What can we learn from him today?
Who was Irenaeus? What was the church like when he lived, sometime during the second century?
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
‘The prophet must not have died in vain’: The Jesuits, MLK and the fight for racial justice
John LaFarge, S.J., left an indelible mark on America—particularly in his unflagging devotion to the cause of racial justice for African Americans.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Lessons from Father Charles Coughlin: America’s first mass-media demagogue priest
A charismatic demagogue with millions of devoted followers. New media with little government regulation. The threat of violence in the streets. No, we’re not talking about the 45th president.