Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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Circling Up
Solidarity is always defined by the group being allied with, not those allying themselves.
Of Birthdays, Blood, and Blessings
I still dare to say that there is something deeply true about the connection between blood and blessing, between God-encounter and wounding.
Confessions of a Non-Binary Catholic Parent
That love, or fire, has gotten me into some interesting situations.
Of Whales and Wonder, Water and Webs
How do we expand our embrace and understanding of this web from orcas to amphipoda to water itself so that nothing is seen as expendable and there is no part of life that we are willing to desecrate and destroy?
Like Water
As we celebrate our sacred Lake Superior today, reminded of the stories of the Ojibwe women, may we all find those moments of contemplation-action.
The Moral Crisis of the Fourth of July (A White Reflection and Call to Action)
“To be white is to exist in a state of profound moral crisis.”
Of Sisters and Superheroes
Religious women’s ability to continuously adapt to monumental change, respond to challenges with courage and equanimity, and model a spirituality of shared, collaborative leadership make women’s religious communities a valuable, powerful witness of Christian common life.
Brother Cicada
Brother Cicada taught to me to shed: shed my old perspectives, be open to newer understandings, unfamiliar concepts, and growth.
A Seven-Month Honeymoon Sabbatical
A split internship with Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries and Spiritus Christi Catholic Church in Rochester, New York provided the backbone to our pilgrimage.
Of Heaven, Handicaps and Haecceitas
I celebrate and remember with warmth all these (and so many more!) elements of David’s haecceitas and trust that all of them are a part of his identity as God’s beloved.