On Aug 5 2014 I began a poetry series for this site that aims to focus on poets whose work centers on the struggles of often-marginalized peoples within the United States I started the conversation with Rigoberto Gonzalez on his collection Unpeopled Eden concentrating on the elements of loss g

An interview with the provocative culture critic with James Martin, S.J. from 1994

Culture critic on American feminism, post-structuralism and Pope Francis

When Catholic schools boast about ldquo Catholic identity rdquo they rsquo re usually talking about things like campus ministries required theology courses and Barack Obama Despite the church rsquo s trenchant teachings on the subject mdash which stand in sharp distinction to the current U S

Hindu epics sheds light on Gospel transformation, mission and duty

Even in Washington there are things more important than politics There are losses more profound than an election defeat or the failure of a piece of legislation When we lose someone who reminds us of what is important and what is not there are lessons for personal public and religious life For