Commentaries
Racism has always been a pro-life issue
Black Catholics, writes Shannen Dee Williams, have long known what all Catholics must come to know: If racial justice and peace will ever be attained, it must begin in the church.
Seeing everyday racism, and rooting it out of our hearts
At this moment, the sin we each need to confront that has hurt and deprived so many is the sin of racism. You must root it out if you want to be holy, writes Katie Prejean McGrady.
How faith grows in quarantine
Families are struggling right now, whether stuck together at home or flung apart. Neither is natural, and we ache for the end. But the Spirit abides with us still, writes Laura Kelly Fanucci.
Answer to powerlessness is not show of power, but presence
Father Jose Medina suggests in this dramatic moment that we listen to the cry of the powerless, not conceal it with quick fixes, and share the transformative power of love.
People who aren’t racist can help cure systemic racism
A first step toward a better America is for white people to listen to black people without a laundry list of talking points, and let the Spirit change hearts, writes Patrick Walsh.
This is the church’s moment to show Black Lives Matter
For the integrity of our faith community, for our youth and for the poor, Catholics must witness to human dignity and justice, writes Effie Caldarola.
This moment of judgment calls for more than just talk
George Floyd's murder and the COVID pandemic have exposed deep injustices in our nation, writes Greg Erlandson, who urges Americans to recommit themselves to the belief that all are equal.
Think of right or wrong first, before race
All people of good conscience should be protesting racial injustice, writes Carole Norris Greene, and not hold back critical support because the issue pertains to another race.
In search for cure, more power to science … but not too much
Richard Doerflinger is grateful for big pharma's efforts against the pandemic. But his applause is muted by an ad's claim that "we’re taking our science and unleashing it" without a moral framework.
Philadelphia area religious leaders express anguish over George Floyd
Archbishop Perez and other faith leaders in the region June 1 called on all to join in efforts that lead from polarization to a unity of purpose, and to deescalate tensions and begin healing.