Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
To contribute to Perspectives, email Jason at: Jason@cta-usa.org
Circling Up
Solidarity is always defined by the group being allied with, not those allying themselves.
A Prayer for the Care of Creation
Today, Sept. 1, is the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation, established by Pope Francis. Here is a prayer for creation from the pope's encyclical, Laudato Si.
Having Faith in the Future
On August 26, 1920, women were finally granted the ability to vote and to hold public office in the United States. In some ways 95 years seems like a long time but it is just one lifetime ago. I think of my grandmother who recently passed away at age 98. When she was born, women could not vote.
A Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
On September 1, I will kneel with Pope Francis and pray for our spinning blue-green home and that all those inhabiting it will treat it with the respect and care it is due.
Of Birthdays, Blood, and Blessings
I still dare to say that there is something deeply true about the connection between blood and blessing, between God-encounter and wounding.
Confessions of a Non-Binary Catholic Parent
That love, or fire, has gotten me into some interesting situations.
Of Whales and Wonder, Water and Webs
How do we expand our embrace and understanding of this web from orcas to amphipoda to water itself so that nothing is seen as expendable and there is no part of life that we are willing to desecrate and destroy?
Women's Forum: What Francis Needs to Know
This weekend I had the opportunity to attend the forum on Women in the Catholic Church: What Francis Needs to Know. As a Generation X Catholic woman, much of what I heard resonated with my own experiences at a deep level.
But you know me...
Like many of you, I was stunned by the firing of Margie Winters from her teaching position at Waldon Academy in Philadelphia, PA.
Like Water
As we celebrate our sacred Lake Superior today, reminded of the stories of the Ojibwe women, may we all find those moments of contemplation-action.