Showing posts with label social justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social justice. Show all posts
Saturday, July 18, 2020

"Where is the Sense of Decency? What Does It Profit a Great Nation to Conquer the World, Only to Lose Its Soul?" — The Legacy of John Lewis

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This interview with Congressman John Lewis -- in front of a live audience in Kentucky in October 2013 -- was one of the most memorable and...
Monday, June 1, 2020

Again, Case Study from Minnesota: Bishops Playing Culture-War Games Cannot Effectively Address Real, Pressing Problems Like Racism

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On 23 May , I posted a piece here entitled " As US President Demands That Churches Re-Open, Case Study from Minnesota ." That...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

Reaping the Whirlwind: America Now Confronts the Reality of Its 2016 Election

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People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out via @thenation https://t.co/qevqJ0pvk4 — 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞 𝔻. 𝕃𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕖𝕪 🌈 ...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

My Reflections as Minnesota and Vermont Declare Grocery Clerks Emergency Workers

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Hell yeah, now make it national https://t.co/XEad0wx53j — Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) March 19, 2020 The people putting their lives ...
Monday, November 11, 2019

"You Served Your Tour with Valor": Honoring Veterans of the African-American Struggle for Justice and Dignity

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Today is the U.S. Veterans' Day holiday, and as tributes to this or that family member who has been in the military pop up in my...
Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Ruth Krall, Looking Slant: Oppressive Ideologies and Belief Systems

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Ebola: Transporting a Sick Child to a Care Facility (1) The essay by Ruth Krall that follows below is the fourth in a series of essays...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Margaret Renkl on Obligation of Catholics to Defend Their LGBTQ Brothers and Sisters — Even Against Archbishops

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Margaret Renkl, " How to Defy the Catholic Church: Believers have a spiritual obligation to defend their L.G.B.T.Q. brothers and sis...

Everybody Has a Story: Updating You on Recent Events in My Husband Steve's and My Life

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Weeks back, I alluded to a hard patch through which Steve and I have been walking, and told you readers of Bilgrimage that I would sa...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

John Gehring on Why Catholic Bishops Need a Year of Abstinence on Preaching about Sexuality

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John Gehring, " Why Catholic bishops need a year of abstinence on preaching about sexuality ":
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

This Week's Triptych: One Panel, High Times in Jerusalem; Opposite Panel, People Shot Down Like Dogs; In the Middle, White Evangelicals Jubilating

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Left: #Jerusalem Right: #Gaza (Photos taken at the same time this afternoon) pic.twitter.com/8ZerjxRq3A — Patrick Galey (@patrickgale...
Monday, May 7, 2018

LGBTQ Catholics and the Conversation About Staying or Leaving: 15 More Theses About Truths That Need to Be Heard in This Conversation

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My last posting  was an attempt to tell truth that is, in my view, often obscured and even barred as Catholics discuss the "proble...
Saturday, May 5, 2018

LGBTQ Catholics Are Asked, Why Stay in the Church? My 15-Question Response

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A recent conference at Boston College asks LGBTQ Catholics , Why stay? Why do you stay in the Catholic church?
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Paul Ryan and the House Chaplain: Gospel According to Ayn Trumps Gospel of Jesus Christ

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If they fired Fr. Conroy for praying for God’s politics in the House, they will also have to get rid of Moses and Isaiah, Deborah and Jesu...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Two Stories: Snapshot of Who We Have Become in Trump Era — Price-Gouging Diabetes Patients While Hedge Fund Managers Rake in Additional $10,000 Per Week

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A hedge fund manager on Wall Street told me he was pleasantly surprised to see his pay go up $10,000 a week. He said that will more than...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

John Pavlovitz, "White Evangelicals, This is Why People Are Through With You"

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Ed Mazza, " Former RNC Chair Michael Steele: Trump’s Evangelical Backers Need To 'Shut The Hell Up '" John Pavlovit...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Boston Declaration: A Prophetic Appeal to Christians of the United States

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As followers of Jesus, the Jewish prophet for justice whose life reminds us to, "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31) ...
Friday, November 17, 2017

"The Fish Rots from the Head" and American Catholic Reasons for Choosing Trump: My Take

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It’s all-out war on the poor at this point. https://t.co/v89ZgmRQCd — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 17, 2017 In an article yesterday...
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Michael Kruse's Politico Analysis of Trump Voters in Light of Tuesday Elections: "A Story of People Who Are Addicted to White Supremacy"

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A Sikh, an atheist and a trans woman walk into a bar. They all had a drink together to celebrate their election victories. — God (@TheGoo...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

"Some People Get Uninvited from Talks. Some People Never, Ever Get Even an Invitation to the Table at All": Mary Hunt, Marianne Duddy-Burke, Jamie Manson NCR Podcast Conversation

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I've previously recommended to you Mary Hunt, Marianne Duddy-Burke, and Jamie Manson's essay at National Catholic Reporter  entit...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

A Twitter Thread in Response to Franklin Foer on What's Wrong with the Democrats

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No mention at all of the significant role played by gerrymandering and voter suppression to lock in GOP control, as a minority. 1) https:/...