Pope Francis understands that what is at stake is not just a matter of calling for more ethical behavior by leaders in the system, but an actual reform of the system and how it works.
Social Justice
Posted inFaith, News
Panel assesses Dorothy Day’s impact on church and their own lives
“Dorothy taught me to pay attention and feel the sufferings of others,” said Martha Hennessy, one of Day’s granddaughters.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
We’re in the New Age of Protest Music
Several political artists were been nominated for Grammys this year, including Rhiannon Giddens, bluegrass outfit Che Apalache and Kenyan folk singer J.S. Ondara.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Walter Rauschenbusch’s Social Gospel still speaks to us today
For Rauschenbusch, the Christian faith had a “revolutionary” potential.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
50 years later, Chicano Catholic activists recall their midnight Mass clash with police
Fifty years after a Catholic lay group protested for the rights of Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles, the people who participated then reflect today on how far the Church still needs to go in pastoral outreach to the poor and disadvantaged.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
We need to protect the least among us: the unborn
As we Jesuits survey our culture, we cannot help but see abortion as part of the massive injustices in our society.
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
Meet the researchers helping the Jesuits address their history of slaveholding
As we learn more and more about this history, we learn it’s not just a Jesuit story. While our focus is on the history and legacy of Jesuit slaveholding, what has become clear is the centrality of slaveholding in the history of the Catholic Church
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Homelessness in N.Y.C. schools is spiking—and Catholic education isn’t exempt.
Parochial schools in the city are not immune to the homeless crisis, Michael J. Deegan, the superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of New York, confirmed. “We do have some families that are homeless, and in partnering with Catholic Charities of New York, we work with the families in trying to find accommodations for them.”
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Never Again: Moving forward after the genocide in Rwanda
How does theology bear witness, speak to what remains, finally, unspeakable?
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Kerry Kennedy on the chaos and cruelty at the U.S.-Mexico border
The human rights activist Kerry Kennedy, a daughter of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy, finds both heartache and heroism during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.