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A woman receives ashes on Feb. 14, 2018, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters) 
FaithShort Take
Brianne Jacobs
Even the holiest people are complicit in social sin; we benefit from injustices that we do not control. Yet we still have the freedom to seek God’s grace.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Nathan Schneider
Today, it is easier than ever for activists to command attention for a moment but harder to form the lasting relationships and organizations that are also needed to make lasting change.
FaithInterviews
Tom Elitz, S.J.
An interview with Charlie Camosy on intersectional critical theory and the state of Catholic moral thinking
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (iStock/AndreyKrav)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Régine Michelle Jean-Charles
During African-American History Month, we should embrace the radical Dr. King, who focused on the “triple American evils of racism, materialism and militarism.”
Teachers and supporters hold signs in the rain during a rally on Jan. 14 in Los Angeles. Thousands of Los Angeles teachers went on strike for the first time in three decades after contract negotiations failed in the nation's second-largest school district. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dean Dettloff
Strikes have likewise been prominent in Canada’s southern neighbor over the last year. Teachers in West Virginia made national headlines when strikes across the state won higher wages from a Republican governor and legislature
Necessary change can happen during tumult, argues the veteran activist George Lakey, while tranquility can keep unjust conditions in place. (iStock/PeopleImages)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
Polarized times tempt danger, such as the very real authoritarian surge happening around the world right now. But necessary changes often take place during periods of tumult, not tranquility.