Catholics should be prison abolitionists
Efran Menny reflects on the call of transformative justice, and the need for Catholics to treat seriously the prospect of prison abolition.
Opinion
Reflection: Dr. Shawnee Daniels-Sykes, pioneer of Black Catholic womanist ethics, dead at 61
The nation's only Black Catholic female bioethicist has died at the age of 61 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Nate Tinner-Williams reflects.
August Wilson, the Catholic
Remembering one of the nation's greatest playwrights, not just in the frame of his well-known works, but also the undying specter of religion.
Opinion: White Jesus isn’t always right
Does the Church have a responsibility to show Jesus in a way corresponding to his historical appearance and in the diversity of local cultures? Ashley Paul thinks so.
Opinion: Stay awake, Bishop Barron
Gunnar Gundersen dissects a new interview by Bishop Robert Barron of actor Shia LaBeouf, a recent Catholic convert alleged to have abused multiple ex-girlfriends.
Opinion: The sainthood process doesn’t work for US Blacks because they don’t see us
Ralph Moore Jr., a member of the group behind a letter-writing campaign to canonize the six African Americans to sainthood, makes his case for hagiological inclusion.
Reflection: Tupac’s wisdom challenges the culture
Efran Menny discusses how a popular song from one of the greatest rappers of all time fits into the narrative of Black liberation and intracommunity uplift.
A tweet in time: Black Catholics in the age of liturgical shaming
A Black parish in Mobile was the subject of online controversy after posting a video of a parishioner dancing at Mass. Nate Tinner-Williams explains.
The Black Pope and slavery: silence amid the madness
The Jesuit's top priest paid a mostly secret visit to the US last week, and one Black Catholic academic says African Americans deserved much more.
Opinion: The American Catholic hierarchy may not be ready for a post-Roe world
A Black Catholic in the nation's largest city—and its Blackest diocese by population—has doubts that episcopal messaging will evolve now that abortion is on the ropes.
Opinion: Purgatory is a roomful of people arguing about the Latin Mass for a thousand years.
Stephen Staten dissects the controversy surrounding the Latin Mass as bishops worldwide give their final decisions on its fate in their jurisdictions.
Opinion: It wasn't easy being a Black Catholic woman in seminary at Candler
A Methodist seminary in Atlanta is one of the few with a Catholic Studies program built in. Terresa Ford recounts her unique (and challenging) experience.
Analysis: 'Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World' tackles Harriet Tubman
A Catholic podcast on the supernatural recently covered Harriet Tubman and the legacy of state-sanctioned slavery. Briana Jansky dives in.
Opinion: 4 economic policies families need in a world without Roe
Roe is no more, but all will suffer without a commitment to post-birth family support mechanisms, says Efran Menny.
Opinion: Overturning Roe demands a commitment to Black women's health
In the new post-Roe world, political divisions must be overcome to address the disproportionate health needs of Black women, says Briana Jansky.
Opinion: I'm not the only Catholic who wants more politicians like Pastor Chris Butler
Douglas Stringer explains why he supports the campaign of a Black pro-life Democrat in the race for retiring Rep. Bobby Rush's seat in Congres.