{"id":25507,"date":"2026-03-02T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?page_id=25507"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:41:59","slug":"justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id25507_719be2-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25507_719be2-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25507_719be2-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25507_719be2-1c{background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a-close-up-shot-of-a-textured-concrete-wall-perfect-for-backgrounds-and-designs.-30332202-scaled.jpg');background-size:100% auto;background-position:48% 0%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:repeat-y;}.kb-row-layout-id25507_719be2-1c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.87;background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);mix-blend-mode:overlay;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25507_719be2-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25507_719be2-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25507_719be2-1c alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25507_f223c4-9e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id25507_7ae7d4-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25507_7ae7d4-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id25507_7ae7d4-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id25507_7ae7d4-51 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.11;background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paint-splatter.webp');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25507_7ae7d4-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25507_7ae7d4-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25507_7ae7d4-51 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25507_515511-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25507_515511-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25507_515511-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25507_515511-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25507_515511-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25507_515511-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25507_515511-98{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25507_515511-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25507_515511-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25507_515511-98\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justice<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justice isn\u2019t an abstract idea\u2014it\u2019s 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\u2019re invited to pay attention, to listen deeply, and to respond with courage and compassion. This is where faith becomes action\u2014imperfect, persistent, and rooted in the belief that things can be made more whole.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25507_91ed0f-6a > 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data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"data-item-selector=\".kt-post-masonry-item\" aria-label=\"Post Carousel\"><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25281 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-justice tag-authoritarianism tag-community tag-dark-times tag-darkness tag-easter-people tag-hope tag-ice tag-resurrection\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/16\/living-as-easter-people-in-the-darkness\/\" 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https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/community\/\" class=\"category-link-community\" rel=\"tag\">Community Building<\/a> &#124; <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\/\" class=\"category-link-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Equity and Justice<\/a> &#124; <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/justice\/\" class=\"category-link-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Justice<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/16\/living-as-easter-people-in-the-darkness\/\">Living as Easter People in the Darkness<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T08:00:00-05:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">April 16, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">At the Easter vigil, we sit in darkness. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve brought my family to this service. The dark church is a new&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/16\/living-as-easter-people-in-the-darkness\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Living as Easter People in the Darkness<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice category-service-on-the-margins tag-confirmation tag-haiti tag-jesus tag-pope-francis tag-service tag-solidarity\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/09\/the-journey-from-service-to-solidarity-is-a-rocky-road\/\" aria-label=\"The journey from service to solidarity is a rocky road\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-1024x563.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti.png 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/justice\/\" class=\"category-link-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Justice<\/a> &#124; <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/service-on-the-margins\/\" class=\"category-link-service-on-the-margins\" rel=\"tag\">Service on the Margins<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/09\/the-journey-from-service-to-solidarity-is-a-rocky-road\/\">The journey from service to solidarity is a rocky road<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T08:00:00-05:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">In my religious education, service began with keeping score.&nbsp; Confirmation was scheduled for Spring of eighth grade, but my classmates and I understood that reception&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/09\/the-journey-from-service-to-solidarity-is-a-rocky-road\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> The journey from service to solidarity is a rocky road<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-justice category-simple-living tag-alternative-economics tag-catholic-worker tag-dorothy-day tag-laudato-si tag-personalist tag-peter-maurin\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/19\/alternative-economics-take-some-leave-some\/\" aria-label=\"Alternative Economics: Take Some, Leave Some\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\/\" class=\"category-link-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Equity and Justice<\/a> &#124; 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Prayer, fasting, almsgiving. I love Lent. It\u2019s my favorite liturgical season. 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Minneapolis.&nbsp; Venezuela.&nbsp; Greenland.&nbsp; Last year we had a solid alternative vision. 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