The show presents a radical, eminently Catholic conviction: that men and women in jail are not “convicts,” but human beings on the same journey of sin, mercy and redemption.
Social Justice
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Honor St. Augustine’s feast day by marching for voting rights on Aug. 28
The common good requires that every person can contribute their voice meaningfully to the effort of building a just society. That is why Catholics should march for the equal right to vote.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The national eviction moratorium has been extended, offering millions temporary relief
Millions of Americans behind on rent got some good news this week. On Aug. 3, the Center for Disease Control extended a national eviction moratorium through Oct. 3.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘Heat kills’: Catholic groups are working to help the homeless survive record summer temps
While Catholic organizations have stepped up their efforts to help those experiencing homelessness during this summer’s heat wave, they are also preparing for what might be an even greater crisis.
Posted inFaith, Politics & Society
I’ve lived under Donald Trump and Fidel Castro. Both taught me the importance of defending truth.
My childhood in Cuba made me prize critical thought. It also made me aware that extremism for the sake of power results in the erosion of truth and agency.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishop Stowe: Essential workers sacrificed their safety during the pandemic. Now Congress must pass stronger labor protections.
“Essential” workers have returned to “normal,” confronting the low wages, poor-to-no benefits—including no paid sick time or company-sponsored health insurance—they faced before the crisis.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic Church in Colombia calls for peace amid waves of anti-government protests
What began on April 28 as a public reaction to a tax reform proposal from President Iván Duque has expanded into a massive mobilization of broad discontent.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Once I discovered liberation theology, I couldn’t be Catholic without it
If the people are in the streets in protest, then the church has to be in the streets in protest, too.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Down with credit cards. Up the minimum wage.
Credit cards make it easy to ignore the reality of how much things cost and how little money most people actually have. This is no accident.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholics: Embrace being ‘woke.’ It’s part of our faith tradition.
It is easy to mock “wokeness,” writes Kathleen Bonnette, but developing an awareness of the realities that others face is relevant to the first step of the pastoral cycle: seeing.