Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
To contribute to Perspectives, email Jason at: Jason@cta-usa.org
Easter 2016
The Risen Christ is Remembrance. The Risen Christ is Hope. The Risen Christ is Fullness.
The Seven Last Words of Christ: Singing the Passion
Jesus's response reminds us that God's justice is not our justice and that God's mercy is tremendous.
Gone is the Light
Gone is the Light/From which to guide us./The earth sits still/Breathing, waiting.
"We like it here"
Those who have left the church or who are proud of their own faith tradition will see the "cold and miserable weather" that we've gone through as Catholics (the sexual abuse scandal, bishops and Cardinals getting in the news for being unwilling to welcome LGBTQ Catholics, etc.) and ask us, "why stay Catholic?" And the best answer I can give them is that "we like it here."
REC - Divine Mercy and the Womb of God
Mercy designates a tender womb-like love; the deep love that a mother has for her children, or the Creator has for creation. This steadfast love lasts during good and bad times. It is with this kind of deep devotion that God treats us.
REC - The Names of God
By knowing the actions of God, we can understand who God is. And “The names of God tell us what we are supposed to do.”
REC - A Church of the 21st Century: Continuing Reform & Renewal | Thomas Groome
All charisms of the baptized must be engaged. Everyone is responsible for giving voice to the mission and ministry of the Catholic Church. Collegiality and synodality are crucial.
REC - Rolheiser's Moral Loneliness
"We are lonely people who occasionally find intimacy." We try to solve it through faith, family, and friends but something is always missing.