by Joan Chittister, osb in NCRPax Christi USA Teacher of Peace It's all very ironic. It's very difficult to talk about peace in the United States without starting a fight. There's at least one in every crowd who hail the strongman need for keepers of the peace who are willing to fight in order to … Continue reading Happy are peacemakers who wake up the rest of us
Black Catholics respond with dismay as Gomez calls protests “pseudo-religions”
Editor's Note: In a speech given to the Congress of Catholics and Public Life in Madrid, Spain on November 4, Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez, who is also the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, characterized social justice movements, like Black Lives Matter, as anti-Christian, Marxist-inspired pseudo-religions. He went on to suggest … Continue reading Black Catholics respond with dismay as Gomez calls protests “pseudo-religions”