Perspectives

Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.

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THEN and NOW
THEN and NOW

“Let us look ahead to a contemporary, the new Pope Leo XIV, with hope that his guidance will advocate a better course. Initially, he has raised our hope by choosing the name Leo, giving a nod to Leo XIII, a defender of human dignity and the supporter of struggling workers and immigrants during the Industrial Revolution. The new Pope Leo has said “…the legitimate regulation of migration must never undermine the essential dignity of a person.” He, in tune with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has called on nations to regulate their borders “with justice and mercy.” The obvious common theme running through these selected citations- the compassionate approach to immigration- currently is absent in our very own country.”

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A Life Long Catholic’s Take on the Opus Dei Cult
A Life Long Catholic’s Take on the Opus Dei Cult

A Life Long Catholic’s Take on the Opus Dei Cult

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"What to the revolutionary is the Fourth of July?"
"What to the revolutionary is the Fourth of July?"

A Fourth of July Reflection by CTA ED Black Moses

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3rd week of Easter

I have experienced the role of women making the resurrection message of radical liberation a reality through my interaction with hotel housekeepers and those organizing to support them.

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How I experience the Risen Christ

I sniffed and smelled a hint of new life. Fresh hope was in the air. As I inhaled, I thought, “There is that wonderfully sneaky Jesus.”

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Easter 2016
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Easter 2016

The Risen Christ is Remembrance. The Risen Christ is Hope. The Risen Christ is Fullness.

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"We like it here"
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"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."

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