Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
To contribute to Perspectives, email Jason at: Jason@cta-usa.org
Embracing Pinkitude ~ Breast Cancer Awareness
Despite the intensity and magnitude of this disease, the pulpit has remained silent.
Of mercy, margins, and minorities
In order for conversion to happen and transformation to take place the realities of privilege and systemic injustice must first be honestly named.
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.