Writing the first full history of Black Catholic women religious in the United States, Shannen Dee Williams experienced the gamut of human emotions.

A younger religious sister knows she can't recreate the community of the 1950s, but she has deep gratitude for her own formation, and excitement for what is to come.

When the stakes are high, St. Ignatius told his followers, “be considerate and kind.” But too many political leaders have mistaken the schoolyard taunt for meaningful conversation.

One of the best ways to celebrate Black History Month this February, in my opinion, is to cease to covet order and negative peace that is the fruit of tolerated injustice.

Charles R. Morris, who died on Dec. 13, was a prolific author with a broad range of interests and expertise. He also wrote a two-part history of America Media for our 100th anniversary.

“Reading authors like bell hooks taught me to be alert not only for instances of sexism and racism but for patterns of it,” writes Father James Martin.