A priest prone, his face to the floor, his arms stretched like broken wings. The chapel silent and expectant. Thorny-voiced Isaiah: “He was despised and...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Even Jesus had to spend some time–Holy Saturday to be exact–waiting to see if things were going to work out. In this column from the archives...
There is room in the church for all human beings, no matter which way your sexuality tilts. Rome is an amazing city. I lived there as a college student years...
America’s inflated self-image doesn’t reflect our nation’s obvious flaws. When Harry Potter looks at the magical Mirror of Erised, he sees what he wants to...
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...
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...
