Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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Surveillance, Suspicion, Criminalization: The Dangers of Post-Roe America
Lauren Barbato: "We haven’t been ushered into an era free from abortion, but an era of increasing, unrestrained suspicion, surveillance, and criminalization of pregnant people. How far will we, as Catholics, allow the pro-life movement to continue down this road?"
As Catholic bishops punish dissent, Rosemary Radford Ruether’s life and legacy show the way forward
Lauren Barbato in Religion Dispatches: “At a time when Roe will likely fall, and Catholics have substantial representation in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, the choice to remain silent carries almost as high stakes as the choice to dissent.”
A prayer for synodality
This work is a prayer for us to experience this time as Kairos, as the opportune moment to be transformed by encounter with God.
Intergenerational and cross-class organizing
The average person from the "baby boomer" generation has over ten times the wealth of the average millennial.
Border companions prayer card
Call To Action’s Rio Grande Valley and Upstate New York Chapters invite you to use this prayer each day in solidarity with rapid response organizations.
The Easter transition
Jesus came out of the closet that was the tomb. We as trans people do the same – we affirm who we are, sometimes privately, sometimes publicly, and sometimes both, coming out of the tombs of closets, binaries, and imposed expectations.
Palm Sunday
Today, we are reminded that change happens not by a group of perfect individuals but by a community of imperfect humans who long for God.
Fifth Sunday of Lent: Millennium
Indigenous peoples will get their land back and the Doctrine of Discovery will die, and not through our leadership but with our solidarity.
Fourth Sunday of Lent: The ravages of war
We sit with tears in our eyes and become filled with anger and disbelief that these horrors continue to afflict our Ukrainian neighbors.
Third Sunday of Lent: God’s calling is now
Moses’s encounter with God and King’s testimony are not about the future but about living into justice and taking action now.