Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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Deep Space, Deep Time, and Deep Soul (A Reflection for All Souls Day)
My favorite thing about people today is deep time and deep space.
The Winds of Change
I cannot begin to imagine how the hearts and minds of my ecclesial leaders have been or will be moved. I do know is change is constant, and the wind is blowing. I know community is where I find strength, comfort, and wisdom.
Three Weeks in Rome!
And the Cardinal, who sat with my husband and I, listened attentively and cried with us. Another Cardinal told me that “I was needed, I was loved, I was formed in the image and likeness of God.”
Kerber Family in Rome
On Saturday, October 17. 2015, Christa Kerber and her family went to Rome, but not for a vacation. She brought over 200 postcards that Call To Action supports wrote for Pope Francis.
Lake Superior Magnificat
In Lake Superior Magnificat, a flurry of the Holy Spirit (made alive in seagulls, owls, and hawks) rises as Black Mary and her Holy Son refuse to stand down but rather hold a nest that is letting fly new possibilities, and the words of the Meeting of the Mothers are heard on their wings.
Wearing Purple for Anti-Bullying
“Spirit Day is presented by GLAAD each year as an international show of support for LGBT youth and to take a stand against bullying. But it's not just about "going purple." It's about starting a conversation about the realities of LGBT bullying and educating youth and adults alike on how they can help prevent it 365 days a year.”
Many thanks to Philly
Having returned from Philadelphia where the World Meeting of the Family and Pope Francis’ visit just concluded, there is much for me to reflect on.
Spirited Conversations Interview: "Listen Up, Pope Francis: Catholic Women Speak"
Women–key members of families–won’t be included in a significant way in the Synod on the Family. An anthology of essays called Catholic Women Speak has been published in response to this omission.
Bravely Holding Vision: Reflections from the Road to Woman Priesthood
Imagine with me a church that celebrates within a flourish of native and indigenous plants, communion that is transformed in the lap of food that will go to feed folks experiencing food insecurity in the community.