Perspectives

Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.

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What are the Correct Pronouns for God?

For Good Faith Media, Latinx theologian Miguel A. De La Torre argues that God’s pronouns have always been they/them/theirs.

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Rebuilding the People's Church

We must revive the call of liberation theologians, re-building a “theology from below” that forms the foundations of a “People’s Church.”

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embracing guadalupen theology

As I reflect over one of my favorite images of Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, I realize the rich complexity and beauty within the apparition of la Morenita del Tepayac.

Call To Action 12/4/16 Call To Action 12/4/16

Thesis writing as Activism

If just one person reads my thesis and starts on the path of being a voice for transgender people, I will have at least done something.

Call To Action 7/28/16 Call To Action 7/28/16

The Last Time God Died: Anxiety, Consolation, and the Limitations of Spiritual Language

The key question the Death of God theologians grapple with—“how will God be able to respond to this present crisis?”—is one plenty of Christians ask.

Call To Action 7/27/16 Call To Action 7/27/16

The Last Time God Died: Anxiety, Consolation, and the Limitations of Spiritual Language

Alitzer and Hamilton also share a very early-60s assurance that capitalist liberalism would keep its promises, and was in the process of creating a “grownup” society of generalized human thriving.

Call To Action 7/26/16 Call To Action 7/26/16

The Last Time God Died: Anxiety, Consolation, and the Limitations of Spiritual Language

I imagined I’d have fun reading the Death of God theologians—the school of ecumenical 60’s Protestant theology that claimed that God was no longer accessible in human life, was absent.