Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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And So We Must Rise: Easter Sunday
Be not afraid—Christ is risen! For Easter Sunday, CTA staff member Revalon Wesson urges all of us—CTA members, people of faith, and the institutional church—to continue following these 94 calls to action beyond Easter Sunday.
The Easter transition
Jesus came out of the closet that was the tomb. We as trans people do the same – we affirm who we are, sometimes privately, sometimes publicly, and sometimes both, coming out of the tombs of closets, binaries, and imposed expectations.
Easter: Parousia
Darkness and light,/in cycles come./When darkness envelops all/The light begins to thrum.
Easter reflection
Despite the issues that plague our world and society we must never forget that this world, this creation, is good. Our hope relies on the fact that the one who models the way of openness, Jesus Christ, has been resurrected.
Easter reflection
Lent is a time each year to focus on leaving behind the slavery of Egypt and adapting the ways of the wilderness. Shaking off the bonds of privilege is our wilderness journey.
The Story of Resurrection is a Story of Transition
The Resurrection is a transition—a transition that will never end as living into our being-ness is a never-ending transition. One does not complete transition, one does not finish resurrecting—both are ongoing adventures of struggle and resilience, of ups and downs, of tears of pain and tears of celebration
5th week of Easter
Resurrection is not about changing who one is, like transition, it is about affirming who one is, who we have always been, and who we will always be.
4th week of Easter
In my short time as a lay ecclesial minister, and as a young male adult for that matter, I have participated in the paschal mystery of dying and rising.
3rd week of Easter
I have experienced the role of women making the resurrection message of radical liberation a reality through my interaction with hotel housekeepers and those organizing to support them.