Perspectives

Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.

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THEN and NOW
THEN and NOW

“Let us look ahead to a contemporary, the new Pope Leo XIV, with hope that his guidance will advocate a better course. Initially, he has raised our hope by choosing the name Leo, giving a nod to Leo XIII, a defender of human dignity and the supporter of struggling workers and immigrants during the Industrial Revolution. The new Pope Leo has said “…the legitimate regulation of migration must never undermine the essential dignity of a person.” He, in tune with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has called on nations to regulate their borders “with justice and mercy.” The obvious common theme running through these selected citations- the compassionate approach to immigration- currently is absent in our very own country.”

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A Life Long Catholic’s Take on the Opus Dei Cult
A Life Long Catholic’s Take on the Opus Dei Cult

A Life Long Catholic’s Take on the Opus Dei Cult

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"What to the revolutionary is the Fourth of July?"
"What to the revolutionary is the Fourth of July?"

A Fourth of July Reflection by CTA ED Black Moses

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Lenten February
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Lenten February

Somewhere in the middle of February, Lent began. I don't know when, exactly; I'd have to look it up. Ash Wednesday passed me by barely noticed; I felt like Lent had already begun.

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Of Habits and Hobbits
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Of Habits and Hobbits

What I do challenge is the idea that what women religious wear marks the authenticity of their identity as consecrated women. A nun or sister is not more or less committed, faithful, or prophetic based on her choice of dress.

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The Spirit of Non-Violence, delfín style

Soulforce is about solidarity not imposition, it is not replacing one oppressive dominant narrative with another…it is about being with people and together finding ways to transform community into spaces where all are welcome and where all coexist, across and because and with our differences.

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4th Sunday of Advent

Reflecting on these readings reminds me of God’s presence in all of creation and the presence of all in God – whether or not we recognize this presence.

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4th Sunday of Advent

We treasure this relationship with God and use language of kinship to describe it because that’s what’s deepest in our hearts and that is the way God has approached us, has energetically struggled to get through to us, from the beginning. 

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