Hodges expresses his disappointment at his teammates for what he saw as their lack of political consciousness.
Social Justice
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Finding the Catholic Voices in Social Justice Poetry
Who are the literary heirs to Father Dan Berrigan?
Posted inArts & Culture, Video
Philip Metres, Poet
A profile of Philip Metres, poet and the 2015 recipient of the George Hunt Prize
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The United Airlines debacle isn’t about customer service. It’s about the morality of capitalism.
Is this a “first-world problem”? Yes, of course. But it is very much a “world problem.”
Posted inFaith, Video
Pope Francis opens a laundromat
The pope has a laundromat to serve homeless and poor around the Vatican.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The ‘Pope Francis Laundry’ for Rome’s homeless opens at Vatican
The “Lavanderia di Papa Francesco” (“Pope Francis Laundry”) is a free service “offered to the poorest people.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
What can one black man’s outreach to the Ku Klux Klan teach us about healing?
“Accidental Courtesy” chronicles Davis’ fascination with the K.K.K., from the 1980s through his current work with the Klan, American Nazis and other white supremacists and separatists.
Posted inFaith, News
Ending the ‘scourge’ of human trafficking is the focus for U.S. bishops
Catholic bishops whose dioceses cover portions of Maryland said their state “is not immune from this tragic reality.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Why HBOs ‘Abortion: Stories Women Tell’ fails the women it portrays
Instead of engaging women as persons, the film instrumentalizes them to push a political agenda.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Cardinal Cupich launches anti-violence program in Chicago with Pope Francis’ support
In a letter to Chicago’s young people, Pope Francis says to follow the example of Martin Luther King Jr.