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February 2021

February 2021

Vol. 225 / No. 2

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Politics & Society Dispatches
Kevin ClarkeDecember 23, 2020

A global hunger crisis, foretold in the beginning days of the Covid-19 crisis, is being realized.

Darcel Whitten-Wilamowski directs the Sister Thea Bowman, Servant of God, Mass Gospel Choir during a Black History Month Mass of thanksgiving on Feb. 16, 2020, at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Faith Dispatches
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.January 21, 2021

None of the saints associated with the United States are of African descent. The Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University intends to change that, and here are six possibilities for sainthood.

Faith Features
Barton T. Geger, S.J.January 21, 2021

Saint Ignatius was opposed to women Jesuits for reasons that were cultural, practical and canonical, but other Jesuits were not. The question was a hot topic in the early Society.

Federico Peña addresses the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Politics & Society Features
Nichole M. FloresJanuary 21, 2021

Nichole Flores profiles Federico Peña, the first Hispanic mayor of Denver and a leader in national politics, who is now focused on the physical and spiritual health of his community.

Politics & Society Faith and Reason
Nathaniel Romano, S.J.November 30, 2020

The Trump administration’s speed-up of federal executions is bringing new scrutiny to Catholic judges. Nathaniel V. Romano, S.J., writes about the challenges facing the faithful in a pluralist political system.

Politics & Society Faith in Focus
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.November 20, 2020

For Black, brown and poor students in-person schooling is an essential service.

Faith Faith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.January 21, 2021

Read an excerpt from Fr. James Martin’s new book on prayer