Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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Young adults and intentional community
Today’s young adults are doing what every generation has done in its own way: finding countercultural meaning in communal life.
The Story of Holy Wisdom
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the Holy Wisdom Inclusive Catholic Community has released a digital book: “The Story of Holy Wisdom.” Call To Action Western Washington members are among the founders and leaders of this community.
My name is Mary
My name is Mary (you probably think my last name is Magdalene – it’s not). Mine is a story that has been romanticized and mythologized beyond recognition.
God’s inclusive abundance
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 7/25/2021 | Reflection from Vine & Fig
Easter: Parousia
Darkness and light,/in cycles come./When darkness envelops all/The light begins to thrum.
Good Friday
March honors the legacy and witness of Archbishop Óscar Romero, a prophetic voice who called for change in church and society—a voice for peace in the midst of a wilderness of violence.
Holy Thursday
Revolutionary love, love grounded in service, is always baffling. Acts of service, solidarity, and justice make no sense in a world grounded in white supremacy, sexism, and economic exploitation. But that’s exactly why they matter.
Palm Sunday
How can anyone who hears fearless Mary’s voice in the Magnificat think she would not have insisted on holding her precious Child once more? I do believe she would have challenged the witnesses to His lynching to acknowledge His humanity and own their complicity in His torture and death.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Not only do we have to give up our personal plans, we also have to be willing to live with insecurity, uncertainty, even danger, in order to speak truth to power.
Fourth Sunday of Lent
It is in living my truth as a gay man, a queer human, that I am saved through God.