Peace & Justice
Mary as ‘Mirror of Justice’
I pray the rosary and the Litany of Loreto daily for world peace and the end of abortion. What does the litany’s invocation ‘mirror of justice’ mean?
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Catholics must speak out against racism, say leaders
When a black man is just a boy, his parents will likely have two conversations with him. The first is about life in general — things like being careful crossing the street, how to choose one’s friends and be a ...
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Homeless Like Me
She had taken me for a homeless woman, and she was afraid of homeless people like me.
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Franciscans and Muslims: Eight Centuries of Seeking God
Franciscans and Muslims encountered one another during the lifetime of Saint Francis (1181-1226). Indeed, he sent friars to the Holy Land in 1217.
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Faith Unpacked: Justice within God’s Kingdom
In his book The Foundations of Christian Faith, theologian Karl Rahner asks us to think about a man engaged in the simple act of buying a banana at the grocery store.
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Faith Unpacked: An Ongoing Injustice
Earlier this summer, I took a plane from Chicago to the Mississippi Delta to go on a pilgrimage around the Gulf Coast and deep into southern Texas to the border of Mexico.
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A Catholic Response to Racism
No more documents. No more commissions. Deacon Art Miller says what the Church needs to do to confront racism is to act.