The old campesino spoke calmly yet conveyed a deep sense of urgency ldquo We have been threatened rdquo he told us through an interpreter ldquo because we have defended the poorest people the land and the water rdquo In February he explained members of his village in northern Honduras he

The U S Catholic bishops rsquo Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church has released a statement marking the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom In the statement the bishops ldquo rejoice in the advances rdquo of the past 50 years and ldquo sadly acknowledge t

Some peace activists engage in civil disobedience and end up serving long prison terms What compels someone to do this and how do the consequences affect their family members and community members on the outside Rosalie G Riegle a professor emerita in English at Saginaw Valley State University

Everyone expected a short homily—and we got it. My childhood priest knew the Mass needed to finish on time since everyone was about to rush to the next liturgical rite: game day in Green Bay, Wis. Growing up 20 miles south of Titletown, U.S.A., the nickname for the city of 104,000 whose famous

Camp X-Ray is no longer used by the United States to hold prisoners in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, but it cannot be torn down. It is preserved as a site for gathering evidence. Gnarly, overgrown Bermuda grass covers the pathways, green vines crawl up a maze of chain-linked fencing and barbed wire, and ba

Unwilling to live with the horror of burning children a consequence of U S napalm bombings in Vietnam a group of Catholic peace activists decided to make a bold attempt to end the war mdash or at least slow down its buildup On May 17 1968 two women and seven men including two priests Dan and

For the first time in years the Guant namo prison is part of the national conversation When President Barack Obama started his second term in January the prison barely received a mention But a massive hunger strike started just two weeks later and now involving at least 100 of the 166 prisoner

Thirty years ago today May 3 1983 the Catholic bishops in the United States published their landmark pastoral letter ldquo The Challenge of Peace God rsquo s Promise and Our Response rdquo a political and moral analysis of U S nuclear policies during the cold war Writing as ldquo pastors

Barack Obama began his presidency in courageous fashion. In his inaugural address, he boldly proclaimed, “We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.” Then, on just his second day in office, he backed up his signature campaign promise by signing an executive order to

Fasting brings me to the edge mdash physically psychologically and spiritually There are moments when I hate it despise it and wonder why I ever entered into it But I must admit fasting always transforms me in beautiful and unexpected ways nbsp Today January 11 marks the beginning of the 12