Throughout his life, William Stringfellow was the modern incarnation of an Old Testament prophet, calling out lies and hypocrisy and demanding fidelity to the commandments of God.
Social Justice
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
3 ways the Catholic Church can support migrants in the new Trump administration
In the face of dangerous nativism and the possibility of state violence through deportation, the church will be challenged to offer a compelling and credible response.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Bishop Budde showed faithful moral courage. Catholics should follow her lead.
Bishop Budde reminded Donald Trump that people are scared and vulnerable, and that compassion and welcome are the way of the Gospel.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Firefighters from Canada, Mexico and U.S. prisons fought the L.A. fires. They have something to teach us about solidarity.
The show of national and international support in California reflects the human unity that God calls us to.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Christian response to a suffering world is hope.
Christian hope, as Pope Francis understands it, reminds us that a better and more just world is within our grasp.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Your Take: A pro-life approach that’s more than just outlawing abortion
Can the pro-life movement advance beyond the push to merely outlaw abortion?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I’ve been homeless and served the homeless. Real help starts with listening.
In my 40 years being homeless and working with the unhoused, I have learned that there is no one major reason why people become homeless.
Posted inFaith, Features
Lay volunteers are often the backbone of Catholic parishes. But they need support, too.
External realities are complicating the traditional structures on which parishes have relied for decades.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Dorothy Day didn’t want to be called a saint. She wanted to be one.
What caused Dorothy Day to stand out in her time, as it does still, is the way her spiritual life was expressed not only in her daily prayer but in her response to the needs of her neighbors, to the poor and to the demands of history.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
R.I.P. Gustavo Gutiérrez, the prophet who revolutionized Catholic theology for the poor
In a world that was coming to understand the structural underpinnings of poverty and violence, Father Gutiérrez was a prophet who saw clearly how the Christian proclamation of salvation involved not merely the afterlife but included human liberation in this life as well.