A Prayer for Every Child
“Truly there are too many tears this Christmas,” proclaimed Pope Francis during his Christmas address today in St. Peter’s Square to an …
Mourning: Hope in Resistance in Advent
Is there possibly too much singing and not enough crying out in our Christian spirituality? – Johann Baptist Metz [1] — It …
These Stories Matter
For the past few weeks, I have been struggling to come up with the right thing to say about Tamir Rice, Eric …
The Joy of The Servant Song
During my senior year of college, we sang “The Servant Song” at every Thursday 5:05pm Mass. So it was very special to …
And Then There Were None
Not too many words can be spoken into the void of the Eric Garner case. It would be unbelievable if it weren’t …
Black Catholic History Month: An Invitation to Remember
November is Black Catholic History Month. This designation stands in its 24th year, named in 1990 by the National Black Catholic Congress of the …
Stealing Moments
Dress after dress after dress. Purples and blues and long and short and satin and tulle. When I was in high school, …
“But They’re So Happy!” The Dangers of Romanticization
Growing up, I spent all of my free time (and time that wasn’t supposed to be free time) reading. I took out …
Welcome to Walmart (Bam! Bam! Bam! You’re Dead)
Over at Commonweal.org, Fordham University professor Michael Peppard reflects with pointed honesty about how the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, …
Becoming Anti-Oppressive, Final Part: Banging on the Door
Editor’s Note: This four-part blog series is being co-published at RACL’s Blog Partner, “Daily Theology.” Before you go on, it may be helpful to …
