Should a librarian have any less of a right to unionize than an auto worker or a nurse? In 1981 my grandmother, a librarian, became a union organizer. The...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Africa is making headlines, but one of its gravest tragedies remains overlooked. There have been at least four major news events emerging out of Africa in...
Like a robin returning after winter, I am set to begin another trip ‘home’ to see my dad. He lived at home for a few years following the death of...
Can a corporation have religious beliefs? The Hobby Lobby decision looms. On March 29 of this year, thousands of people across the United States went on a...
Paul Ryan says he has a cure for poverty, but the evidence says otherwise. Pity poor Paul Ryan. Even as the Wisconsin congressman tries to reinvent himself as...
Our inflated military budget comes at the expense of the nation’s most vulnerable. A fundamental responsibility of national defense is a rational assessment of...
If we want people to listen to us speak about God and faith, we also must learn the language of science. When I was a kid, my cousin introduced me to Carl...
It was Mom’s birthday and I was 12 years old. I made her a card that said “I love you mom!” and when I gave it to her I said, “Thank you for being my mom and...
Each year on Good Friday we listen to the account of the events surrounding Jesus’ death: the trial, the boisterous crowd, the journey to Golgotha. The...
Have you ever wondered why we don’t wash feet in church every Sunday? It’s something I think about every Holy Thursday, when at my parish the bowls and...
