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.
Resisting violence in our skies and museums
On a bright Sunday afternoon last month, my friend Ashley and I went to an “anti-militarist field day” outside the Museum of Science and Industry…
A long journey to healing, justice
Having slid in a few minutes late, I sat in the last row of the courtroom. I had only been in a courtroom one other…
Hoverboards, driving lessons, friendships and the common good
The sun was setting as we wrapped up a delicious meal at a local park with some new family friends. A couple of the youngest…
Prayer is listening to my heart’s longing
“Well, what do you want? What do you desire?” At the start of my final year as a student at a Jesuit University, I felt…
Women Eating Alone
For decades, there was a stigma around women eating out alone. In 1964 the New York Times published a piece about how single women were…
Alone With God: Joan of Arc’s Resilience
On May 30, Joan of Arc’s feast day — also the day she was burned at the stake in 1431 — I watched the great…
Confronting contradictions in the Church: Struggles in faith and a question of conscience
I remember sitting between my fellow Catholic classmates at an evening student mass in my first year at a Jesuit University. The Jesuit offering the…
Marked by Encounter
Since the lifting of Title 42 on May 11, United States’ news outlets have bombarded us with conflicting and confusing accounts of its repercussions at…