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Jewish identity is not to be treated as a plaything, and you have not earned the right to dabble in it if you are unwilling to do the hard work not only of understanding our culture, but also of being an ally against anti-semitism. Read more
Jewish identity is not to be treated as a plaything, and you have not earned the right to dabble in it if you are unwilling to do the hard work not only of understanding our culture, but also of being an ally against anti-semitism. Read more
It might be tempting for Catholics to imagine that verses about judgment, about the righteousness of God, apply to “other” people: atheists, maybe. Outsiders. Secular humanists. Muslims. Gay activists. But this year, I’m thinking: it’s about us. Read more
When will Jesus come again? The Advent season approaches, and Jesus is coming now. Still as helpless as that baby in the stable, still the poor who need to be fed, still the homeless who need shelter, still the naked who need to be clothed. Read more
We know all about the banality of evil. But that's not what we're seeing here. This is more like, a species of niceness, sometimes even kindness, that inadvertently gives cover to evil. Read more
During homilies, we the people are encouraged to pray more. Try harder. Ask for forgiveness. Be better people. But this smacks of victim-blaming and derailment Read more
The church has no built-in system of checks and balances. Currently, there is no standard protocol in place for a lay person seeking justice or trying to affect change. I cannot represent myself (or obtain representation) to officially air a grievance or voice a complaint. I cannot work towards any kind of meaningful reform, within the existing framework. Read more
While the conservative imagination claims to love and uphold the past, typically it twists history to suit its own fantasies, and reads texts anachronistically Read more
They are not presented as subjects, as women with interiority and a story. They are presented only for the male gaze. They tell us nothing much about women, but quite a lot about what a certain type of man thinks about women. Read more
Recently Catholic News Agency published an article about the potential cause for canonization of Sr. Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, and the first Black woman ever to address a bishops’ conference. Sr. Thea was a prophetic voice for racial justice, so it was fitting that the tagline for the article was a quotation of hers: “black is beautiful!” “Don’t read the comments” is a mental-health mantra for any writer who publishes online, but sometimes it’s worth risking... Read more
by guest writer MJ Lisbeth When you go to France, people expect you to complain about the French. On the other hand, if you go to Italy, they expect you to rave about it. Well, I confound both expectations. I have been to France several times, and lived there. Yes, there are rude and arrogant French people, particularly in Paris. But I live in New York, so I am rarely put off by other people’s attitudes. And I have... Read more
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