Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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Fair Foods for Thanksgiving
While I am not a seller of produce, I can ask my grocery store if they have considered have a fair food agreement. And I can be mindful that I am buying my food from local growers as much as possible and pay attention to the labels indicating whether it was grown with sustainable and organic practices.
The Earth is Crawling with Reflections of the Creator
I have been gifted once more wonder and beauty to see the earth, creation, life – all of which is crawling with reflections of the Creator.
Syrian refugees
I am also grateful that I am a Catholic, and my Church is offering a voice for the Syrian refugees. Pope Francis reminds us that "Jesus was a refugee."
Teacher Yuzuhira
I want to be able to let go. I want to be humble enough to trust the new leaves, as they tackle life to grow.
"You are anointed for mercy..."
The extraordinary witness of Sister Karen is a grand act of mercy – we can think of other grand gestures of mercy, like a stay of execution for a death row inmate or the courage of a murder victim’s family member who develops a relationship with the offender in a restorative justice program. In reality, most moments of mercy are smaller, less newsworthy, and more daily.
2015 Conference Homily | The Kin-dom of God is on the Move! | MT Dávila
We are most grateful to MT Dávila, PhD, for her phenomenal homily at the 2015 Call To Action conference.
Holding On To Hope
As a Queer woman, I found it increasingly difficult to commune with God in a setting where a fundamental part of me was considered inherently “wrong.”
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.