Though his critics persist, Óscar Romero’s martyrdom has finally been recognized. Just before Robert White was dispatched as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador in...
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c. 2015 Religion News Service (RNS) Why are we so fascinated with any historical artifact—relics, as some call them—associated with Jesus? Even the...
Justin Simien’s Dear White People hammers home the message that everyone is always more complicated than the color of their skin. Since the shooting of Michael...
By Philip Kolin (Negative Capability, 2014) Sometimes a university professor surprises with his choice of topics. Philip Kolin does so with poetry that gives...
By Terrence J. Rynne (Orbis, 2014) For the first four centuries of Christianity, it was widely accepted among Christians that to follow Jesus Christ meant to...
Black Catholics must challenge their fellow believers to live up to the church’s moral teachings on issues of race. Every February we celebrate the heritage of...
Calling police to deal with people suffering from mental illness is a recipe for disaster. Recent police shootings of African Americans, including a 12-year...
This Lent I decided to borrow from 12-step programs and do a “searching and fearless moral inventory.” Every year I look forward to the solemnity of Lent with...
c. 2015 Religion News Service ROME (RNS) On its 15 previous pilgrimages, the Catholic gay rights group New Ways Ministry drew maybe two-dozen people...
Wilco (Nonesuch, 2014) Wilco is still flying high after two decades. The Chicago band is well liked by critics, enjoys a growing fan base without a hit single...
