Non-Violence
Nonviolence is not passivity — it is one of the most demanding paths a person of faith can walk. These posts wrestle honestly with what it means to resist violence in a world saturated with it: in our politics, our skies, our museums, our parenting, our history. From Shane Claiborne to Kathy Kelly to poets and prophets and everyday disciples, the writers here believe that peace is not a destination but a practice — one that requires a tough mind, a tender heart, and the willingness to keep showing up.
The point of Wanda
The last few nights I have been reading and re-reading Pope Francis’ new encyclical Laudato Si’ (Praise be to you, my Lord) on care for our…
Blessed Oscar Romero and Sister Antona
I am proud that several sisters in my community have served in El Salvador. In fact, some of them acquainted as friends with the American…
The backwards blessings of being busy
A little bit after my Christmas break began a couple weeks ago, I realized something was wrong with me. Here I was, entering into days that were…
Equal worth, unequal living
It’s Blog Action Day! The topic this year is inequality. I have a lot of passion about this. My experiences and awareness have formed a…
Hope during death and decay
An Ebola epidemic. Beheadings. Bombings. War. Violence. Obituaries. We don’t have to go deep into the headlines to know that death and despair surround us. Our…
Beyond bombing: Better options for transformation
The president’s speech made me feel awful last night. Of course, all the news about the terror that ISIS is causing in Iraq and surrounding…
Street violence and holy darkness
This past Monday one of my former students was shot and killed on the streets of Chicago. Advent is a time of darkness. Sometimes it is…
Downward Mobility
by Guest Blogger Emily Dawson I am writing this in a laundromat. I used to have my own wash machine and dryer, house and garage and…