Justice
Justice isn’t an abstract idea—it’s the everyday work of noticing who is being left out, who is being harmed, and where love is still needed. In the messy, ordinary spaces of our lives, we’re invited to pay attention, to listen deeply, and to respond with courage and compassion. This is where faith becomes action—imperfect, persistent, and rooted in the belief that things can be made more whole.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?
I recently read the famous line from Robert Frost’s poem: “good fences make good neighbors.” I remember my Dad quoting it to me, making a…
Christmas 2.0: Fleeing in Hope
Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his…
Unexpected Signs of Hope
Marigolds have unexpectedly become a symbol of hope for me in this bleak moment where we find ourselves, as a church and as a country…
Ripples of Time and Democracy
I. On the lakeshore, I stoop close to the ground studying stones. I am mesmerized by the beauty: the shades of blue, white, red, colors…
Solidarity is a Way of Making History
There was electricity. A sensation palpable in the air, yet powerfully felt in the spirit. The sounds of feet marching and people shuffling together, the…
A Litany for Democracy
Let us pray… Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. For our failure to participate, God, have mercy. For our failure to protect…
Justice and the Freedom to Move
I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. (John 10:10) Recently I accompanied Catholic sisters, advocates, and survivors to Washington, DC…
Book Review: Prasanta Verma Takes Us Beyond Ethnic Loneliness
It is summer in Chicago, and our migrant population is no longer huddled in tents outside police stations. Yet, housing insecurity is still a reality,…