Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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Latino Racial Justice Circle and COVID-19: An Interview with Felipe Amin Filomeno
Listen to Felipe Amin Filomeno discuss his work with the Latino Racial Justice Circle in Baltimore, Maryland, which is providing economic aid to Latino families that have lost income due to COVID-19.
Organizing Shelter During COVID-19: An Interview with Zach Johnson
CTA Executive Director Zach Johnson discusses his longtime work with homeless folks in Minneapolis shelters and his effort to support an organizing project that would demand better conditions even after the pandemic ends.
Ready or Not: A Holy Week Reflection
In spite of nearly forty days of preparation, let me tell you, I am not prepared.
Organizing Against Mass Incarceration During COVID-19: An Interview with Angela Butel
Listen to 2019 Re/Generator Angela Butel discuss her work with Oregon DA for the People, the intersections between public health and mass incarceration, her Catholic faith, and more.
Lent and the Annunciation
Do I still want things to go back to normal? Yes. But I want to go back to a rebuilt normalcy: a better normalcy, a New Ordinary Time.
Lent in the Time of Coronavirus: Part 2
We have a responsibility to take this opportunity to see things which would otherwise be mystified by the normal rush of life.
Lent in the Time of Coronavirus: Part 1
Liturgical seasons don’t heed our social circumstances. They move forward like clockwork, again and again and again in an endless repetition that can be both comforting and infuriating.
Advent & Mary's Radical Magnificat
Mary sings out of joy. Her form of resistance is uninhibited celebration.
Dare to Declare Who You Are
St. Hildegard of Bingen wrote, "Dare to declare who you are!" And yet, there are areas of our selves that the Church discourages us from exploring.
Who is the Church, the universal institution?
I find that in practice, when we say “the Church,” we tend to mean the hierarchy’s institution. For instance: “The Church condemns women’s ordination…” We progressives are not much better than conservatives on this.