The Demands of Justice
The BBC is reporting that Italy’s highest court of appeals has ruled that stealing food in a situation of dire need is not a criminal act. The court, in its overturning the conviction of...
Category: Current Events
US Bishops Support Migrant Workers
The USCCB has released a statement urging the protection of migrant workers through the current pandemic and economic trouble. “We urge our political leaders and policymakers to consider the realities and emerging, pressing needs...
Saint Joseph the Worker
May 1 is recognized around the world as International Workers Day, and in the Catholic Church as the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. In either case, it is a day to recognize and...
Keeping Our Workers Safe
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is calling on President Trump to take several specific health and safety measures in support of his recently signed executive order to keep the country’s meat processing plants in operation.
Rebuilding the Temple
Jesus said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” They retorted, “This temple took forty-six years to build, and you are going to raise it up in...
As For Me and My House, We Shall Serve the Lord
A lot has already been written about Jeff Sessions, about his use of a Biblical quote to justify political actions, and about the reasons why he’s wrong. I don’t know that I can say...
All Popsicles Matter
At the store where I work we put up a sign at the beginning of the month, letting customers know that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. It’s been up now for a few...
The Dream the Dreamers Dreamed
As the events of Charlottesville have deeply affected the national psyche — and, truthfully, even before this — as unabashed and emboldened racism has reared its head and proclaimed itself in the wake of...
A Revolution of the Heart
This year for our Holy Week Tenebrae service, I was invited to present a reflection. Here is a transcript of my brief talk, reflecting on the text of Mark 15: verses 1 – 15...
The Quality of Mercy
Pope Francis has declared this liturgical year, from December 2015 through November 2016, a Jubilee Year of Mercy. And while Catholics worldwide are invited to contemplate and celebrate the Divine mercy we have received...
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