Social justice issues, including climate change, consume not only the majority of our public relations, but also our staffing resources at the U.S.C.C.B.
Social Justice
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
Interview: Jesuit Father David Neuhaus says Jerusalem ‘is like a powder keg waiting to explode!’
“Jerusalem, especially the Old City with its shrines holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians, is like a powder keg waiting to explode! However, until it does explode, many prefer to simply ignore it.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Is the extended synod on synodality becoming a ‘Vatican III’?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle explain the pope’s reasoning behind his decision to extend the synod.
Posted inFaith, News
Tania Tetlow vows to fight for social justice at Fordham inauguration
Tania Tetlow said she will refuse complacency and “what is easy,” instead putting the university’s efforts into addressing its difficulties.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘We are increasingly alarmed by the signs of the times’: Catholic leaders urge lawmakers to protect voting rights
“Catholics must not be silent in the face of growing threats to voters, fair elections and democratic principles,” according to Faith in Public Life.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Catholic guide to ethical investing
Investing for profit can be a Catholic virtue if the common good is kept in mind. So look for companies that provide the things essential for everyday life, like food and housing.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Social justice isn’t really a new religion. It still hasn’t figured out forgiveness.
Here in deep-blue Manhattan, I know a lot of people who would indeed see “religion” as a slur.
Posted inArts & Culture, Vantage Point
From 1981: Father Carl Kabat of the Plowshares Eight on the risk of speaking truth
Five months after the “Plowshares Eight” performed a peace witness at the G.E. plant in King of Prussia, Pa., its members—including the Rev. Carl Kabat—were found guilty of burglary, criminal mischief and criminal conspiracy. Father Kabat is profiled here.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
How a Franciscan labor priest is helping Senate cafeteria workers in their fight for a new union contract
The Senate cafeteria workers are not asking for much—just an improved hourly rate that has a chance of catching up to inflation and something close to the health insurance abundance enjoyed by the senators they serve each day.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
R.I.P. Tom Cornell, prophet of peace and lifelong friend of the Catholic Worker
Tom Cornell, who died on Aug. 1 at the age of 88, was truly one of the architects of the American Catholic peace movement.