Steven Newcomb

Our Originally Free and Unbaptized Existence

There are some things we have not very often thought about or reflected upon because we have lacked the vocabulary necessary to name and think about those things....

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March 17, 2013
Steve Russell

Habemus Papam: Why We Should Care About the Selection of the New Pope

Why care about who heads a fantasy world of wealthy child molesters?...

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March 14, 2013
Julianne Jennings

Pre-Easter Celebrations an Insult to American Indians

While strolling with friends through the busy streets of Spoleto, an ancient Italian city in the province of Umbria, we stepped into the start of celebrations or carnivals called, Quaresima....

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February 24, 2013
Steven Newcomb

Kateri Tekawitha: Canonization in the Context of Spiritual Conquest

When Pope Benedict XVI canonizes Kateri Tekawitha (1656-1680) this month, she will be declared the Catholic Church’s first American Indian saint. What is the historical context of her beatification?...

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October 20, 2012
T. Lulani Arquette

A Paradigm Shift Has Begun: Addressing Social Justice and Racial Equity

Let me make it clear: I don’t write to denounce present-day Catholicism or the Christian faith....

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September 07, 2012
Simon Moya-Smith

A 500-Year-Old Papal Bull That Led Europeans Into 'The New World'

Well, folks, Mitt the Mormon has locked the GOP presidential candidacy, and for the first time in 10 years I’m giving serious consideration to spending the morning of Nov. 6 at the beach or bar or breakfast table—anywhere but that vile voting booth....

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June 19, 2012

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