Fr Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of liberation theology, dead at 96
Once accused of ties to Marxism, the Peruvian Catholic priest is regarded as one of the most influential religious thinkers of the 20th century.
Philosophy
What does JD Vance—and Springfield, Ohio—owe Haitian immigrants?
Jack Champagne on the GOP vice presidential candidate's fixation on the immigrant other—and the malformed Catholic imagination that animates it.
On this Africa Day, remember how the motherland built the Church.
Efran Menny deftly explains why Africa cannot be forgotten in the story of ancient Christianity—and the mission of Black pride in the Church today.
Interview: Dr. Vincent W. Lloyd, on his new book 'Black Dignity'
A Black professor from Villanova has a new book out on Black philosophical underpinnings in the modern struggle for justice. Nate TInner-Williams interviews.
Opinion: We should celebrate Kwanzaa. (The Bible tells us so.)
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI continues his discussion of Kwanzaa, arguing that it makes Biblical sense to join in the cultural celebrations of the marginalized.
Diverse Black Catholic theologians on display tonight in simultaneous (if not competing) Philly events
Two events tonight featuring Black Catholic theologians will explore, independently, how to bring theology into politics and how to bring conservative Catholicism into theology.
Priestly Potshots: Bishop Barron speaks his mind
Bishop Robert Barron's apparent foray into a Facebook comments section has caused considerable controversy as he prepares to release Gloria Purvis' Word on Fire series on racism.
Opinion: The intertwined wisdom of Augustine, Plato, and King
Bishop Robert Barron's latest post concerning Black America pitted MLK against affirmative action and "equality of outcome". Here, Cory Frontin responds.