Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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And So We Must Rise: Easter Sunday
Be not afraid—Christ is risen! For Easter Sunday, CTA staff member Revalon Wesson urges all of us—CTA members, people of faith, and the institutional church—to continue following these 94 calls to action beyond Easter Sunday.
Waiting with the Hopeless: Holy Saturday
For Holy Saturday, Anti-Racism Team and Indigenous Solidarity Collective member Rosa Manriquez implores us to stand with those who experience hopelessness on a daily basis.
Courage Expands Your World: Good Friday
For Good Friday, Executive Director Donna Tarney examines the moments of fear and courage in today’s Gospel passage. How can you lean into your fears to find the courage to expand your world?
What Does It Mean to Love?: Holy Thursday
For Holy Thursday, Tess Thompson draws on the wisdom of bell hooks and ponders what it means to love in the wake of the Vatican’s repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Translating Anger into Action: Palm Sunday
For Palm Sunday, Lauren Barbato calls us to align ourselves with Jesus’ disciples, especially Mary Magdalene. How do we remain at the tomb, as Mary Magdalene did, and translate anger into action?
From the archive: You, me, and Sarah Augustine
On March 30, 2023, the Vatican repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, a set of legal principles that validated European Christian settlers’ sovereignty over the Americas. In this piece from our archive, New York-based writer and therapist Tess Thompson reflects on spending Lent 2022 reading Sarah Augustine’s book The Land is Not Empty, which unpacks the Doctrine of Discovery and its impact on Indigenous cultures.
Jesus Wept: Fifth Sunday of Lent
For the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Vision Council member Debra Brittenum reflects on the significance of the Bible verse, “Jesus wept.”
Blinded From My Own Beauty: Fourth Sunday of Lent
For the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Immigration and Borders Working Group member Martha Sanchez reflects on how she came to recognize her own internalized oppression.
Third Sunday of Lent
For the Third Sunday of Lent, Indigenous Solidarity Collective and Anti-Racism Team member Cathy Foxhoven invites us to follow the example of St. Hildegard of Bingen and confront misogyny in the Church.
Second Sunday of Lent
For the Second Sunday of Lent, Vision Council member Fred Dabrowski challenges us to think about how white Christian supremacy structures have impacted our faith.