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James Baldwin's tough love for America
Baldwin’s words in Raoul Peck’s film indict us, but they also help us envision a new future.
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Clash of cultures
Pontius Pilate shows us what happens when the historical and the eternal intersect.
The courageous women who weep (John 18:1-19:42)
They stand witness, watching in agony at his agony.
May 14, Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16; 1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14
Michael Eric Dyson takes white America to church
Dyson’s sermon on racism is inspiring, but will it speak to those who need to hear it most?
Songs of the new commandment (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
For two decades, every Holy Thursday I heard the same voice singing the same song.
Failing Jesus (Matthew 26:14-27:66)
Judas is hardly the only one who lets Jesus down.
Life together as an empire collapses
If Benedict’s Rule is a text of resistance, what does it help us resist?
Why we need the Philippians hymn on Palm Sunday
Whether you're in the pulpit or the pews, give some thought to this epistle this week.
How spiritual practices can foster creativity
The most useful essays in this new collection are the ones that tell stories from parish ministry.
French Catholics' political awakening
In a nation legendary for its secularism, les Cathos are speaking up.