Here are five qualities that today’s prophetic voices share with our predecessors.
Social Justice
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Sing Sing’ features the breakout performance of the year: a formerly incarcerated actor playing himself
“Sing Sing” sidesteps the trap of cheap melodrama that exploits the trials and trauma of incarcerated people.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Archbishop Wester: The U.S. bishops are quietly cutting our sacred social mission, working for the poor
With all due respect to the leadership, I believe the U.S. bishops’ conference is quietly taking extraordinary actions that curtail our sacred social mission.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The campus protests for Gaza aren’t perfect. But their goal is just—and urgent.
It is easy to find flaws—big ones, even—in large social movements, but we would do well to remember why student protests against the war in Gaza are happening in the first place.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How to achieve parish unity—with the wisdom of community organizing
Opportunities for authentic encounter were much needed in this parish of separate communities.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Bishop Seitz: Look at the border through the eyes of migrants
Migration is a privileged space in which the salvific mystery is being acted out.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The late Bishop Gumbleton’s reflection on his 94 years of life and ministry
In an essay drawn from his preface to ‘No Guilty Bystander,’ a biography of Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, the late peace activist reflects on life lessons and expresses gratitude.
Posted inFaith, Features
Where Have All the Volunteers Gone?: Behind the Decline of After-College Service
Fewer young people are choosing full-time service after college. How will volunteer organizations adapt?
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Racism, migration and exploitation: the bitter history of Haitian workers in the D.R.
Sugar is not the only industry that exploits Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic, but it offers a unique lens through which to understand racism and xenophobia.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Don’t ignore Alexei Navalny’s Christian faith
We risk missing the lessons of Alexei Navalny’s death for his principles if we ignore his very Christian understanding of suffering.