Lent’s 40 days should disturb our consumer complacency. The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert,” says the Gospel of Mark to open Lent this year. Unlike in...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Our American Spirit is stuck–and I’m not talking about that intangible dimension of our national identity that keeps us upbeat and confident in...
Our eating binge is purging the developing world of access to healthy foods. In a world of want where 1.4 billion people are struggling to survive on $1.25 a...
At Marquette University I teach a course on Martin Luther King’s ethics and faith. I face two obstacles when teaching about King. The first is that we are too...
“How oppressed exactly do workers have to be before we consider them slaves?” Here’s a New Year’s resolution that I never thought I would have to...
Amid cries of economic catastrophe, let holiday cheer take the place of fear. This year promises to be a blue Christmas for many. Given the angry tone of the...
Election Day shouldn’t be a time to leave our faith at home. Religion is the problem,” said a friend at a late summer barbecue. “If we could keep religion out...
It’s the hidden tragedies that tell the real tale of our nation’s economic woes. Don’t tell me your sob stories,” some people will say when you bring up the...
With billions in aid on the chopping block, who is looking out for the world’s poor? The first hard numbers emerging out of the famine in Somalia are...
Life’s unexpected twists and turns need time to reveal the lessons they offer. Mowing the grass doesn’t rank high on the list of major life events, but when...
