President Joe Biden swearing in ceremony (U.S. Commission on Civil Rights)
At the beginning of this year, with the inauguration of a new President and the beginning of a new Congress, we shared our advocacy priorities for 2021. This week marks the end of the first one hundred days of the Biden administration, and presents us with an opportunity to evaluate the new administration and the new Congress in light of our advocacy goals and Columban concerns. In the following analysis, we note both lights and shadows.
The salvation that Jesus’ resurrection brings to all who are oppressed and impoverished, is also meant for the non-human members of our earth family.
Like the disciples on the first Holy Saturday, we must mourn for the victims of each crucifixion and so notice how each injustice is one instance in a cycle of violence.
God is present in all members of creation, no exception, and so every person (no matter their race, class, gender, nationality, disability, etc.) and every creature (no matter their species, intelligence, etc.) is welcome at the table of the Eucharist.
The crucifixion is a choice that Jesus’ contemporaries made. We have this same choice today.
Palm Sunday teaches us that our creativity is enhanced through our relationship with nature and so is our relationship with God.
As we celebrate Holy Week during this age of ecological crisis, we have an opportunity to begin to imagine this new culture. The life of Jesus and the events of Holy Week give us the materials to do this.
President Biden hasn’t been in office for 100 days and already the evolving situation at the US/MX border is at the top of his agenda. In this article, we want to give you an update on what’s happening at the US/MX border right now.
Our spiritual traditions are deeply enriched by the spirituality of indigenous peoples rooted in the gift of Creation. As Christians, we know that the joy of Easter is the victory of Christ over death, and that life, not death, will have the last word.
In the face of so much upheaval, Lent may seem like one more challenge to add to this year. How can we pray, fast, and practice charity when we already feel the sting of social isolation, painful sacrifice, and financial insecurity?
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