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William Critchley-Menor, S.J., is a Jesuit scholastic. He teaches literature and theology at Mahpiya Luta - Red Cloud School in Pine Ridge, S.D. He is a former editorial intern at America Media.
FaithFaith in Focus
His Catholicism was enriched by an image of God as “older than all need,” an image that reflected the ancient wisdom of his people.
FaithLast Take
It is an extraordinary testament to a person’s pastoral care when they are remembered as someone who was a steady presence in the most difficult times.
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Death and remembrance show us a profound interconnectedness between individuals, bridging diverse lives through shared memories.
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The Jesuits came to Pine Ridge at the invitation of Chief Red Cloud, but the impact of their assimilative efforts, made in conjunction with the United States government, are undeniably still present.
Politics & SocietyInterviews
American Jesuit histories often minimize the important contributions that enslaved people made.
FaithDispatches
Sister Platte would be overjoyed to see just war theory challenged and nuclear weapons condemned at the level of a papal encyclical, a moral vision she championed for over 40 years.
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After the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic made so many of their initial wedding plans impossible, Michael and Kelsey Petrany decided they wanted to go through with it anyway. And they are glad they did.
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The Dominican sisters are motivated by a recognition that the blinding racism that allowed nuns to buy and sell human beings in the past could blind them to their own complicity in racist structure today.
FaithShort Take
Being arrested at a U.S. Senate office building, writes William Critchley-Menor, S.J., was an act of sincere resistance to a state that enforces the horrific treatment of children we have seen in immigrant detention centers.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
“Throughout the history of the Society, the Jesuits have been key players in astronomy,” said Robert Macke, S.J., a specialist in meteorites who works at the Vatican Observatory in Rome. Jesuit contributions to astronomy are significant enough that 34 craters on the moon and several asteroids are named after them.