If parish priests can’t stand up for the poor in this moment, we might as well pack up our Mass kits.
Social Justice
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pray for trafficking victims and refugees of all religions, Pope Francis says
“Every effort must be made to eradicate this shameful and intolerable crime (of human trafficking),” Pope Francis said.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Dorothy Day: Future Saint, Imperfect Parent
Kate Hennessey’s new book is a searingly honest look at Dorothy Day the mother.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Prophetic, Not Partisan: Why We Need Courageous Preaching about Politics
The Gospel demands more of us—both when we speak and when we listen.
Posted inFaith
Un pont dans deux directions : Inviter la communauté LGBT et l’Eglise catholique à s’accueillir mutuellement avec respect, compassion et délicatesse
Nous sommes tous des pèlerins en chemin, des pécheurs aimés qui répondons à l’appel entendu lors de notre baptême et qui continuons de l’entendre toute notre vie durant.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Confessions of a Catholic convert to capitalism
The free-enterprise system is compatible with caring for the least of us, writes an economist and convert to Catholicism.
Posted inPolitics & Society
Why does the United States spend so much on health care for such poor quality?
Medical science must answer its highest calling: the promotion of the health and well-being of all humankind.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
An opportunity lost: What Catholics actually wanted to hear at Mass last weekend
80 percent of poll respondents agreed that not enough was done in their parishes to address the ongoing political upheaval.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Former gang member heads national program to bring ‘invisibles’ into church
Mr. Torres’s relentless years of ministering to gang members, drug addicts and the incarcerated is beginning to be recognized.
Posted inPolitics & Society
550 attend Mass outside White House in solidarity with refugees
“All are welcome in this place,” a crowd of people sang in Lafayette Square outside of the White House this afternoon.